This is a list of the WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships medal winners.
Total medal table
editAs 2019
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 61 | 52 | 51 | 164 |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 26 | 26 | 21 | 73 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 24 | 16 | 31 | 71 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) | 15 | 23 | 22 | 60 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 8 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 |  Philippines (PHI) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 |  England (ENG) | 8 | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 11 |  Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 12 |  Germany (GER) | 6 | 12 | 15 | 33 |
| 13 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 14 |  Colombia (COL) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 15 |  Singapore (SIN) | 4 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 16 |  Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 17 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 21 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (SAF) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (35 entries) | 223 | 225 | 279 | 727 | |
Current events
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1954 Helsinki | Finland Osmo Koivunen Odin Koskinen |
Sweden Gösta Algeskog Erland Ottosson |
Finland Kauko Ahlström Onni Kytö |
| 1955 Essen | Sweden Pelle Phil Fritiof Söderberg |
Finland Yrjö Ilvespalo Artturi Paladanlius |
West Germany Willi Laun Peter Winkler |
| 1958 Helsingborg | Sweden Evert Lindbergh Carl-Gustaf Carjö |
 VenezuelaJose Medina Miguel Correa |
Venezuela Louis Garcia Miguel Raimondi |
| 1960 Hamburg |  MexicoTito Reinolds Miguel Anaya |
Finland Kalle Asukas Rauno Manni |
Sweden Sune Westlund Gunnar Hall |
| 1963 Mexico City |  United StatesJim Schroeder Bus Oswalt |
Finland Tauno Nieminen Pentti Virtanen |
Mexico Jesus Lopez Avelino Martinez |
| 1967 Malmö | England David Pond Jeff Morley |
Mexico Miguel Estrada Manuel Azcona |
United States Bob Pinkalla Wayne Pinkalla |
| 1971 Milwaukee |  Puerto RicoRomaldo Sebelen Carlos Diaz |
United States Bob Glaser John Handegard |
Australia Victor Bubniw Graham Smith |
| 1975 London | England Brian Micheal Bernie Caterer |
Singapore Denis Tay Henry Tan |
United States Bud Stoudt Bobby Meadows |
| 1979 Manila | Australia Eric Thompson Ron Powell |
 South KoreaByon Chul Ahn Byung Ku |
United States Jim Lindquist Rich Supanich |
| 1983 Caracas | England Chris Buck Alan Fawcett |
None awarded | West Germany Bernd Bauhofer Norbert Griesert |
| Australia Ken Harding John Sullivan | |||
| 1987 Helsinki | Sweden Ulf Hämnäs Ulf Bolleby |
Singapore Patric Wee Sam Goh |
United States Dan Nadeau Rick Steelsmith |
| 1991 Singapore | United States Pat Healey Steve Kloempken |
 Japan Kengo Tagata HiroshiYamamoto |
 Philippines Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno Paulo Valdez |
| 1995 Reno | Sweden Tomas Leandersson Raymond Jansson |
Australia Warren Stuwart Andrew Frawley |
Venezuela Augustin de Faria Pedro Carreyo |
| 1999 Abu Dhabi | Sweden Patrik Backe Martin Blixt |
Colombia Andres Gomez Jaime Monroy FinlandKimmo Lehtonen Petri Mannonen |
None awarded |
| 2003 Kuala Lumpur | Sweden Tomas Leandersson Anders Öhman |
Germany Achim Grabowski Jens Nickel |
Sweden Robert Andersson Martin Larsen |
| 2006 Busan | Sweden Martin Larsen Robert Andersson |
England Daniel Stride Mike Quarry |
Australia Jason Belmonte Jarrod Lean |
| 2008 Bangkok | United States Patrick Allen Rhino Page |
Sweden Tomas Leandersson Martin Larsen |
Finland Petteri Salonen Pasi Uotila |
| Norway Tore Torgersen Mads Sandbäkken | |||
| 2010 Munich | Sweden Martin Paulsson Mathias Aarup |
 MalaysiaAlex Liew Muhamad Aiman |
Germany Bodo Konieczny Jens Nickel |
| United States Patrick Allen Rhino Page | |||
| 2013 Henderson | United States John Szczerbinski Chris Barnes |
Finland Pasi Uotila Osku Palermaa |
Finland Joonas Jehkinen Petteri Salonen |
| United States John Janawicz Mike Fagan | |||
| 2014 Abu Dhabi | South Korea Jong-Woo Park Bok-Eum Choi |
Japan Daisuke Yoshida Shusaku Asato |
Finland Kimmo Lehtonen Joonas Jehkinen |
| South Korea Seung-Hyeon Shin Hee-Won Kang | |||
| 2017 Las Vegas | United States Chris Barnes Tommy Jones |
Hong Kong Kwun Ho Lau Eric Tseng |
Japan Takuya Miyazawa Shota Kouki |
| Finland Niko Oksanen Petteri Salonen | |||
| 2018 Hong Kong | Malaysia Adrian Ang Tun Ameerul Al-Hakim |
United States E. J. Tackett Andrew Anderson |
South Korea Park Jong-woo Kim Kyung-min |
| Canada Dan MacLelland Francois Lavoie |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Manila | Malaysia Allan Hooi Ed Lim J. B. Koo |
USA Terry Kullibert Jack Wilson Richard Supanich |
France Jean Moulenac Jacques Marengo Albert Arana |
| 1983 Caracas | Sweden Kenneth Andersson Tony Rosenquist Mats Karlsson |
Philippines Paeng Nepomuceno Rauel Reformado Oliver Ongtawco |
USA Tony Cariello Darold Meisel Richard Wonders |
| 1987 Helsinki | USA Dan Nadeau Duane Sandvick Rick Steelsmith |
Finland Teemu Raatikainen Tom Hahl Mikko Kaartinen |
Netherlands Bart Jan Boogaart Cyriel Winters Tom Plummen |
| 1991 Singapore | USA Pat Healey Vince Biondo Steve Kloempken |
Chinese Taipei Ying-Chieh Ma Chen-Yi Tang Cheng Yang |
Finland Mika Koivuniemi Kai Virtanen Tapani Peltola |
| 1995 Reno | Netherlands Erwin Groen Niko Thienpondt Michael Sassen |
Netherlands Geert van Baest Maarten Krull Marcel vd Bosch |
Sweden Tomas Leandersson Patrik Johansson Raymond Jansson |
| 1999 Abu Dhabi | Finland Antti Pekka Lax Lasse Lintelä Ari Halme |
Norway Kim Asbjörn Haugen Petter Hansen Tore Torgersen |
Qatar Ahmed Shaheen Bandar Al-Shafi Saeed Al-Hajri |
| 2003 Kuala Lumpur | USA Dino Castillo Bill Hoffman Tim Mack |
Finland Petri Mannonen Sami Konsteri Lasse Lintilä |
Mexico Daniel Falconi Benjamin Corona Alejandro Cruz |
| 2006 Busan | South Korea Tae-Won Kim Jong-In Choi Seoung-Joo Joung |
South Korea Bok-Eum Choi Hee-Won Kang Nam-Yi Jo |
Malaysia Aaron Kong Ben Heng Zulmazran Zulkifli |
| 2008 Bangkok | South Korea Bok-Eum Choi Ki-Bong Choi Tae-Young Kim |
Japan Toshihiko Takahashi Shota Kawazoe Tomokatsu Yamashita |
USA Bill Hoffman Patrick Allen Rhino Page |
| USA Walter Ray Williams, Jr. Chris Barnes Tommy Jones | |||
| 2010 Munich | USA Patrick Allen Rhino Page Wes Malott |
Mexico Ernesto Franco Jorge Rosado Alejandro Cruz |
Chinese Taipei Hsing-Chao Cheng Kun-Yi Hung Hao-Ming Wu |
| USA Bill O'Neill Chris Barnes Tommy Jones | |||
| 2013 Henderson | Canada Mark Buffa Francois Lavoie Patrick Girard |
South Korea Bok-Eum Choi Young-Seon Cho Jun-Yung Kim |
Colombia Edward Rey Oscar Rodriguez Santiago Mejia |
| USA Chris Barnes Bill O'Neill Tommy Jones | |||
| 2014 Abu Dhabi | Denmark Frederik Øhrgaard Carsten W. Hansen Thomas Larsen |
USA Mike Fagan Sean Rash Marshall Kent |
South Korea Jong-Woo Park Hae-Sol Hong Kyung-Min Kim |
| Australia David Porto Sam Cooley Jason Belmonte | |||
| 2017 Las Vegas | Hong Kong Eric Tseng Wu Siu Hong Michael Mak |
Chinese Taipei Chen Wu-chi Xu Zhe-jia Wu Hao-ming |
Finland Joonas Jähi Petteri Salonen Niko Oksanen |
| Japan Daisuke Yoshida Shogo Wada Shusaku Asato | |||
| 2018 Hong Kong | United States Kyle Troup E. J. Tackett Andrew Anderson |
Indonesia Billy Muhammad Islam Hardy Rachmadian Ryan Leonard Lalisang |
South Korea Kim Kyung-min Koo Seong-hoi Park Jong-woo |
| Sweden Mattias Wetterberg Jesper Svensson Martin Larsen |
Women
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| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1979 Manila | United States Annese Kelly Cindy Schuble Jackie Stormo |
Philippines Bong Coo Nellie Castillo Lita de la Rosa |
Sweden Ingrid Sellgren Annette Hägre Yvonne Nilsson |
| 1983 Caracas | West Germany Hani Hoplitchek Christen Huesler Gisela Lins |
United States Dixie Kirk Yvonne Dowland Janine DitchKirk
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Not Awarded |
| 1987 Helsinki | United States Sue Holton Karen Bender Nellie Glandon |
Sweden Carina Eriksson Monica Johansson Gerda Öhman |
United States Cora Fiebig Sandra Jo Shiery Kathy Wodka |
| 1991 Singapore | Canada Catherine Willis Jane Amlinger Anne Saasto |
Sweden Aasa Larsson Carina Eriksson Annette Hägre |
Sweden Monica Johansson Marie Holmquist Gerda Öhman |
| 1995 Reno | Australia Cara Honeychurch Sharon Mcleish Sue Cassell |
Malaysia Shalin Sulkifli Lisa Kwan Shirley Chow |
Chinese Taipei Su Fen-tseng Su Ling-tsai Miao Ling-chou |
| 1999 Abu Dhabi | South Korea Park Jin-hee Kim Sun-hwa Lee Ji-yeon |
Japan Mari Mimura Ayano Katai Hiroko Shimizu |
United States Tennelle Grijalva Diandra Hyman Kelly Kulick |
| 2003 Kuala Lumpur | Philippines Liza del Rosario Liza Clutario Cecilia Yap |
England Zara Glover Kirsten Penny Lisa John |
United States Lucy Sandelin Diandra Hyman Emma Rutten |
| 2005 Aalborg | Chinese Taipei Yu Ling-wang Chiung Yao-huang Miao Lin-chou |
Singapore Jennifer Tan Alice Tay Valerie Teo |
Denmark Anja Ginge Jensen Rikke H. Rasmussen Rikke Simonsen |
| 2007 Monterrey | Sweden Helén Johnsson Malin Glendert Nina Flack |
United States Lynda Barnes Shannon O'Keefe Tennelee Milligan |
South Korea Jin A. choy Yeau Jin-kim Bo Ra-nam |
| 2009 Las Vegas | Chinese Taipei Yang Hao-ting Tsai Hsin-yi Tang Ya-chun |
United States Carolyn D. Ballard Liz Johnson Stefanie Nation |
Denmark Rikke H. Rasmussen Kamilla Kjeldsen Anne Gales |
| Japan Ayano Katai Maki Nakano Nao Ohishi | |||
| 2011 Hong Kong | United States Stefanie Nation Shannon Pluhowsky Shannon O'Keefe |
Japan Natsuki Sasaki Haruka Matsuda Kanako Ishimine |
South Korea Hwank Suk-ok Jeon Eun-hee Son Yun-hee |
| United States Carolyn D. Ballard Liz Johnson Kelly Kulick | |||
| 2013 Henderson | South Korea Seo Yeon-ryu Na Young-lee Yun Hee-son |
Canada Isabelle Rioux Samantha How Caroline Lagrange |
England Autum Chamberlain Hayley Rumkee Lisa John |
| Japan Natsuki Teshima Misaki Mukotani Haruka Matsuda | |||
| 2015 Abu Dhabi | South Korea Son Hye-rin Kim Jin-sun Baek Seung-ja |
Singapore Cherie Tan Shayna Ng New Hui Fen |
United States Shannon Pluhowsky Kelly Kulick Liz Johnson |
| England Danni Hopcroft Jo Allsebrook Lisa John | |||
| 2017 Las Vegas | United States Shannon O'Keefe Danielle McEwan Kelly Kulick |
Germany Janine Gabel Tina Hulsch Patricia Luoto |
Indonesia Putty Armein Sharon Limansantoso Tannya Roumimper |
| Chinese Taipei Su Shu-wen Pan Yu-fen Chou Chia-chen | |||
| 2019 Las Vegas | United States Missy Parkin Jordan Richard Liz Kuhlkin |
Colombia Juliana Franco Maria Jose Rodriguez Clara Guerrero |
Mexico Adriana Perez Paola Limon Sandra Góngora |
| South Korea Kim Moon-jeong Baek Seung-ja Jung Da-wun |
Discontinued events
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| 1963 Mexico City | Mexico
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None awarded | Finland
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| 1967 Malmö | Finland
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| 1971 Milwaukee | USA
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| 1975 London | Japan
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References
edit- ^ Men's Singles Medalists Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Men's Doubles Medalists". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ "Men's Trios Medalists". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ Men's Team of 5 Medalists
- ^ "HIS-WOR-WCH-DIS-MENS-Allevent – EBF | European Bowling Federation".
- ^ Men's Masters Medalists
- ^ Women's Singles Medalists
- ^ Women's Doubles Medalists
- ^ Women's Trios Medalists
- ^ Women's Team of 5 Medalists
- ^ "Women's All Events Medalists". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ "Women's Masters Medalists". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ Men's Team of 8 Medalists Archived 2015-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Women's Team of 4 Medalists Archived 2015-08-26 at the Wayback Machine