AMF World Cup
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The AMF World Cup, now a joint partnership between Qubica and AMF (now called the QubicaAMF World Cup), is an annual Ten-pin bowling
championship, and one of the largest in terms of number of participating nations. Each nation chooses one male and one female bowler to represent them in the tournament, and in the majority of cases, this is done by running a qualifying tournament, the winners of which (male and female) are chosen.
Bowl, Dublin, Ireland
.
The tournament's three-day format (later to become weeklong) was modelled loosely after that used by the Professional Bowlers Association
. Contestants had to bowl a total of 38 games, including several rounds of medal play just to qualify for the match play semi-finals, in the format, which was based on the complicated Petersen Points system.
Hathaway, a crew-cut California
n, was the clear-cut favorite of the Irish bookmakers, as well as the European sportswriters that had been assigned to Stillorgan Bowl. Many of these writers continued to follow the tournament for years, even decades. Britain's Barry James
, who was then the sports editor of the Birmingham Sunday Mercury, has covered it for Reuters
and various other news services for 34 straight years. Mort Luby Jr., editor of Bowlers Journal and Associated Press correspondent, also topped the 30-year mark prior to retiring
Italy
's Vittorio Noveletto and Australia
's Richard Hall were also on the short-odds list to capture the first ever International Masters, but a dental technician from Helsinki
, Finland
, named Lauri Ajanto surprised everyone at the tape. Ajanto, one of the top four going into the final day of play, backed into the title largely because Hall defeated his buddy Hathaway in a critical match in the final round. At the same time, the Finn struck on his final ball to go over the top. As Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs
president and fellow Finn Kauko Ahlstrom embraced the champion, Hall sank to the bowlers' bench and wept.
The Tournament continued under the name of The International Masters for 3 more years, with the event travelling to England
, France
and Mexico
, before becoming known as the AMF World Cup in 1969.
.
West Germany
's Fritz Blum was back to defend his title, but he'd been in a terrible automobile accident back home in which his ribs were crushed and his lungs punctured, and it showed. "For two days," he told sportswriters, "I was playing with the angels." Understandably, Blum bowed out early, making way for a new array of would-be contenders.
Thailand
's Ut Lenevat averaged 208 for the closing two days of the first Bowling World Cup, marking the emergence of Asian bowlers as a force in international bowling. As silky and deadly as his style was, however, the title went to Canada
's Graydon "Blondie" Robinson, a 41-year-old sheet metal worker who edged Lenevat 379- 373 in the last two games. Two easy, missed spares in the second game of the matchup cost Lenevat dearly, because "Blondie" was busy stringing a five-bagger at the same time.
The first staging of the tournament in Asia
signaled the world that bowling, and particularly the Bowling World Cup, meant to make itself a name in the international sports movement.
AMF Bowling World Cup is best remembered for taking "one giant step for womankind," so to speak. Women bowlers joined the men on the tournament lanes for the first time at St. Pauli
's Astrid Bowl; and Mexico
, which came so close in 1971 to claiming its first Bowling World Cup trophy, finally broke through with Irma Urrea. Urrea, a grandmotherly type from Mexico City
, easily turned away second place winner Oy Sri-Saard (Thailand
), 591-537, in the three-game women's finale. Third place went to British
-born Anne Bailey
, who represented Hong Kong
in the tournament.
On the men's side, defending champion Roger Dalkin was back, but a heavy work schedule (he was now running the student union at Georgia Tech after graduating) had kept him from reaching the dominant form he displayed in Hong Kong. Honors instead fell to Canadian
Ray Mitchell, a 40-year-old telephone company executive from Toronto
. Mitchell, who averaged 207 over the final stages of the tournament, managed to eke out a 550-532 victory over Filipino police officer Loreto Maranan in the televised men's finals.
In addition to the Bowling World Cup's welcoming women for the first time, another noteworthy event happened at Hamburg. West Germany
's Bernd Baule racked up the highest single-game score to date in the tournament, with his 297 game in qualifying. The mark would stand for more than 20 years.
British entry Bernie Caterer was detained upon his arrival at the Singapore
airport because his hair was too long. Singapore officials had previously decided that any male who wore his hair longer than the neckline was suspect, possibly a drug dealer or some other undesirable type, and Caterer's Mod-styled locks exceeded the limit. After extensive negotiations, Caterer and his hair were allowed to enter the country. Lucky for him; Caterer went on to become the first British bowler to win the Bowling World Cup. He inched past Canada
's Glen Watson,643-642, by converting a 6-10 spare in the 10th frame of the final game, and filled the mark with a nine-count.
Kesinee Srivises of Thailand
captured the women's division when she smothered Mele Anaya of Mexico
, 569 to 495.
. It was a special occasion and another milestone in the event's colourful history.
The athletes lived up to the expectations raised by the lavish receptions and media coverage. Canada
's Cathy Townsend and Bermuda
's Hattieanne Morrissette were slated to face off for the women's title, prompting Morrissette, a stunning black woman, to say, "This will be the chocolate-and-vanilla finals." "Vanilla" won, 540 to 509. Lorenzo Monti became the first-ever Italian champion when he defeated Carlos Lovera of Venezuela
, 561-544.
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After placing second in 1975, Venezuela
's Carlos Lovera was back for another run at the title. His unexpected opponent in the finals was a shy, 19-year-old lefty from the Philippines
named Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno
.
Paeng had been impressive all week long, but Lovera's experience made him the favorite. And it seemed from the start that it would be Lovera's tournament; he opened the final three-game set with a 200-181 victory over Paeng. That was all the motivation the novice needed; Paeng went on to win,571 to 567, in one of those cliffhangers that would become his trademark. The Tehran
Bowling World Cup marked the first time that Nepomuceno's fortunes were intertwined with those of Bowling World Cup, but it was destined to be far from the last.
The women's title went to Lucy Giovinco, a university student from Florida
who trashed Sweden
's Doris Gradin, 620-504. Like Nepomuceno, Giovinco was only 19; but she made her own Bowling World Cup history by becoming the first in what would be a long line of U.S. female champions. Giovinco also set the women's high single-game mark at the time with a score of 266 during her three-game match with Gradin.
's Madison Square Garden
, the most famous sports citadel in the world at the time.
Bob Worrall, the U.S. men's representative, had actually witnessed the first World Cup in Dublin. His father, a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army, had been stationed there at the time. The 7-year-old Bob watched virtually every frame of the tournament, adopting Tom Hathaway as his personal favorite and becoming a bowling fanatic in the process.
Worrall bowled in the 1980 AMF Bowling World Cup after winning the ACU-I that year, but he finished a distant 17th in Jakarta
. He won the ACU title again in 1981, getting himself a rematch at Madison Square Garden
. This time, the American qualified first and, in his first-ever appearance before TV cameras, crushed Manny Magno of the Philippines
, 221-179. (TV required that the format change from three games to one to decide the championship.)
Pauline Smith's triumph in the women's division was the non-surprise of the year. She had just been named England
's Bowler of the Year and was an established threat in every major international tournament. Seeded fourth at Madison Square Garden
, Smith climbed the stepladder and finally defeated Japan
's Miyuki Motoi, 203-195, for the crown.
arrived to defend her title in Mexico City
after what can only be described as a horrific year. Following her victory in Scheveningen, Baker took an office job with AMF in Australia
. The Australian Tenpin Bowling Congress took exception, saying that the paid employment with a bowling company made Baker a 'professional'. (Remember, these were still the days of Avery Brundage-inspired 'pure' amateurism.) An appeal to the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs
, bowling's international governing body, restored Baker's amateur status but not before she had missed out on the 1983 FIQ World Championships.
So it's little wonder that Baker arrived in Mexico City
hoping to make a point. She had embarked on a furious training program prior to winning Australia
's BWC qualifier; once in Mexico City
, she cloistered herself in her hotel room when not competing. Her asceticism
and dedication were rewarded, as she trounced Gisela Lins of West Germany
, 233-194, to win the women's crown, making it back-to-back Bowling World Cup championships. To date, Baker remains the only athlete, male or female, to successfully defend the title.
Yu-Tien Chu of Chinese Taipei
became the first 'helicopter' spinner (so named because of the unique twist delivered to the ball) to win a major global bowling championship when he defeated Michael Chuah of Malaysia, 213-180.
affair when the AMF Bowling World Cup made its second appearance in Copenhagen
.
Annette Hagre
, a 34-year-old secretary from Malmö
, demolished just about every record en route to victory in the women's division. Peter Ljung
, a 19-year-old rookie from northern Sweden
, took the men's title.
Both champions had amazing stories to tell of their paths to victory. Hagre had endured a long and difficult operation to remove a ganglion in her bowling wrist a few months before the tournament. She didn't begin practicing until about a month before Copenhagen
, but still managed to lead the field at Rodovre Bowling Center every day but one, with a 200-plus average. Hagre finally dispatched Rebecca Watanabe of the Philippines
in the two-game title match, 405-393.
Ljung's story was even more astonishing. An out-of-work youngster from a bleak village, he learned to bowl without an instructor or even a how-to book. Who would have guessed that a floppy-haired Scandinavian would be the one to deny Paeng Nepomuceno
his third Bowling World Cup crown, and by a score of 413-392? Ironically enough, Ljung was the same age - 19, as Nepomuceno when the Filipino star won his first World Cup.
, Thailand
, on the Gulf of Siam was also the site of the World Cup's biggest controversy, and possibly its greatest international newsbreak.
The seeds had been sown several months earlier, when a mild-mannered electronics salesman named Guy Merhavy won Israel
's national qualifying tournament. No Israeli had ever done very well in the international finals of the AMF Bowling World Cup, but Merhavy managed to advance to match play.
The bowlers from predominantly Muslim
countries not only were amazed by Merhavy's performance, they were angered and frightened. They announced that they were going to withdraw from the tournament.
'The government will close down our [bowling] federation if we bowl head-to-head matches with the Israeli', said Qatar
's Salem Al Monsouri, the defending champion. Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi of the United Arab Emirates
, Sharif Mahmood of Bahrain
, Rahman Yahya of Malaysia and Liu Joe Liang of Indonesia
expressed similar sentiments. Eventually, three bowlers - Al-Monsuri, Khalifa and Mahmood did withdraw from the tournament.
This turned well for Ireland
's Philip Dunne, Mexico
's Carlos Denot and Singapore
's Sam Goh. The Arab withdrawals rescued them from elimination. The situation also generated far more coverage than the tournament had ever enjoyed before.
Merhavy eventually placed 13th, and Dunne, one of the last-minute replacements, advanced to the stepladder and finished fourth. Hawaii
an Adam Apo was the only man to average 200 for the tournament, but he tied Finland
's Tom Hahl
in the title game 190-190.
Hahl, then a Helsinki
pro shop owner, won the two-frame rolloff, 48-39. He has since settled in Singapore
, where he has a thriving career teaching bowling to European business people living abroad in that country.
Despite suffering a painful knee injury, Linda Graham made it three in a row for American women by defeating Sweden
's Marie Holmqvist, 187-178. Graham's World Cup victory was a key factor in her being elected to the Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.
from Paris
, several hours away, to see if their national sports hero, Paeng Nepomuceno
, could possibly win a third World Cup. They need not have worried. Top-seeded Paeng ousted Germany
's Achim Grabowski
in one of the most up-and-down finales in the tournament's history, 210-185. This third victory put Paeng into the Guinness Book of World Records
, as the only athlete to win a world championship in each of three consecutive decades.
Martina Beckel, who lost to Patty Ann in the finals three years earlier, avenged both her earlier loss and teammate Grabowski's disappointment by dispatching Maria Laura Lanzavecchia of Argentina
in the women's finale, 221-179.
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The 1993 AMF Bowling World Cup, held at Gerald Paluzzi's Northcliff Bowl in suburban Johannesburg
, featured the World Cup's first 'rain delay', when an exceptionally heavy downpour one day caused water to leak onto the lanes. Free-time activities included trips to nearby Sun City
(a mini Las Vegas
) and game parks, but only if the athletes had taken their precautionary malaria pills well ahead of time. (The U.S.'s Stacy Robards did but had a bad reaction, and she sweated buckets in the closing rounds.) Apartheid was in its death throes and security was tight, with armed police checking ID tags at the center entrance.
None of this affected Pauline Smith, winner of the 1981 BWC in New York City
. Smith made a surprising comeback as she plowed through four straight stepladder foes and won her second crown with a 178-177 heart-stopper over Rosalind Greiner, a Dutch
national player who had been born in Johannesburg
. Nor did it matter to Germany
's Rainer Puisis, who qualified second in the men's stepladder. He first ousted Paeng Nepomuceno
, 227-174, and then devastated Sweden
's Tomas Leandersson
in the clincher, 258-184.
was the best bowler in the host city of Hermosillo
, in northwest Mexico
. Whenever he went to the USA for business or on holiday, he visited every bowling center he could find. He finally decided to build his own center in his hometown, a beautiful edifice called Bol Satellite that would become the venue for the 30th AMF Bowling World Cup.
The 1994 AMF Bowling World Cup was marked with sadness, as both the mother of tournament director Bernard Gibbons and the founder of the tournament, Vic Kalman, died that week. But it spawned unparalleled joy, as well, when colorful Canadian
Jack Guay rolled the first perfect game
in the tournament's history. Dutch
star Annemiek van den Boogaart put up the new women's single-game mark as well, with 280.
The surprise of the women's field that year was South Africa
n Anne Jacobs. The 40-year-old Johannesburg
housewife not only won the qualifying round but also took the title by ousting former champion Lucy Giovinco, 226 to 206. Jacobs was the first South Africa
n athlete to win an international sports championship following the collapse of apartheid in her home country and returned home to ceaseless telephone and television interviews and guest appearances.
The men's title went to Norway
's Tore Torgersen
, who nipped 1988 champion Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi in the finale, 217 - 215.
, the 1995 AMF Bowling World Cup was held at 50-lane, bi-level Planet Bowl, Sao Paulo
. The high-tech edifice was one of the favorite after-hours spots of Sao Paulo
's newly rich, and it provided some remarkable scoring. Canada
's Jack Guay and America's Patrick Healey, Jr
. shot 300 games
to set the scoring pace for the 57-nation field.
Healey, the U.S. national amateur champion, went on to win the pole position in the stepladder, from whence he defeated second-seeded Nobuyuki Takahama of Japan
for the title. England
's 17-year-old Gemma Burden, author of a record eight game series of 1,804 in the early going, became the youngest Bowling World Cup champion ever when she outlasted America's Kendra Cameron, 197-175, for the women's title.
racked up a lot of other 'firsts': the first perfect game in the World Cup by a woman (Malaysia's Shalin Zulkifli
), the first World Cup to feature actor Omar Sharif
in the opening ceremonies, the first World Cup to attract contestants from more than 80 nations (83, actually) and, finally, the first World Cup in which the finals were staged out-of-doors.
The setting for the 1997 finale in Cairo
, Egypt
could only be described as incredible. Two lanes were built about three feet off the desert floor, positioned so that the players faced the Great Pyramid of Giza
and the Great Sphinx
while bowling. Though a canopy provided some relief from the sun, the breeze constantly blew sand on to the synthetic surface. 'It's the first time I've seen a brown track on a ball', said Israel
's Len Charney.
Despite these formidable distractions, and the intense security presence necessitated by the Luxor tourist massacre that occurred earlier that week, the bowlers performed admirably. Germany
's Christian Nokel, bedecked in baseball cap and sunglasses, beat Gery Verbruggen of Belgium
, 212-178, and then edged Taiwan
ese 'helicopter pilot' Yung-Nein Peng, 210-200, to win the men's title. Korea
's Lee Ji-Soon dropped Zulkifli in the women's opener, 203-190, but then lost the crown to Su-Fen Tseng, another spinner from Chinese Taipei
, 236-225.
, Slovenia
.
For the first time since the introduction of knock-out quarter-finals, both the top seeds won the title. Michael Schmidt
from Canada
led the event from the very first squad. He averaged 232.5 in his 32 games of qualifying and round two to earn that top slot. Lynda Barnes of the USA averaged even higher – 235.2.
They both carried all before them in the knock out stages. It was the first time since 1972 that a Canadian man has won the tournament, when Ray Mitchell
was the champion, while the USA kept hold of the title won last year by Shannon Pluhowsky in Singapore
. The USA has now won the title 14 times and Canada
7.
, it was Michael Schmidt
of Canada
.
This year, in Caracas
, Venezuela
it was the human pin-shredding machine, Osku Palermaa
of Finland
. Top-seeded Palermaa took the championship back to Finland
after a year's absence by defeating third seed Petter Hansen
of Norway
, 2 games to 1 (258-182, 183-216, 221-204). Ironically, it was the second time Hansen has lost the championship match to a Finn. He fell to Kai Virtanen in Singapore
two years ago.
The women's champion came in the form of Diandra Asbaty
, (USA), who captured the one major international individual title that had eluded her. Her 2-0 victory over England
's Lisa John
in the championship match (232-214 and 226-199) made it three World Cup victories in a row for U.S. women. They have also taken four World Cup titles in the last five years.
, became the first Singaporean
to win an AMF World Cup title defeating defending champion Ann-Maree Putney
of Australia
2-0 (263-222;298-215). The mens title went to Team USA's Derek Eoff who defeated Martin Larsen from Sweden
2-1 (221-229;279-279 rolloff 59-37;278-196). This was the 6th time in seven years that the USA has taken one of the titles.
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s.
Ten-pin bowling
Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...
championship, and one of the largest in terms of number of participating nations. Each nation chooses one male and one female bowler to represent them in the tournament, and in the majority of cases, this is done by running a qualifying tournament, the winners of which (male and female) are chosen.
1965
The Tenpin Bowling World Cup began with a tournament known as The International Masters. It was held at the 12-lane StillorganStillorgan
Stillorgan , formerly a village in its own right, is now a suburban area of Dublin in Ireland. Stillorgan is located in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, and contains many housing estates, shops and other facilities, with the old village centre still present...
Bowl, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
The tournament's three-day format (later to become weeklong) was modelled loosely after that used by the Professional Bowlers Association
Professional Bowlers Association
The Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
. Contestants had to bowl a total of 38 games, including several rounds of medal play just to qualify for the match play semi-finals, in the format, which was based on the complicated Petersen Points system.
Hathaway, a crew-cut California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n, was the clear-cut favorite of the Irish bookmakers, as well as the European sportswriters that had been assigned to Stillorgan Bowl. Many of these writers continued to follow the tournament for years, even decades. Britain's Barry James
Barry James
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, who was then the sports editor of the Birmingham Sunday Mercury, has covered it for Reuters
Reuters
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and various other news services for 34 straight years. Mort Luby Jr., editor of Bowlers Journal and Associated Press correspondent, also topped the 30-year mark prior to retiring
Italy
Italy
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's Vittorio Noveletto and Australia
Australia
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's Richard Hall were also on the short-odds list to capture the first ever International Masters, but a dental technician from Helsinki
Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, named Lauri Ajanto surprised everyone at the tape. Ajanto, one of the top four going into the final day of play, backed into the title largely because Hall defeated his buddy Hathaway in a critical match in the final round. At the same time, the Finn struck on his final ball to go over the top. As Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs
Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs
The Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs is the world governing body of nine-pin and ten-pin bowling...
president and fellow Finn Kauko Ahlstrom embraced the champion, Hall sank to the bowlers' bench and wept.
The Tournament continued under the name of The International Masters for 3 more years, with the event travelling to England
England
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, France
France
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and Mexico
Mexico
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, before becoming known as the AMF World Cup in 1969.
1969
With the Japanese bowling boom just getting underway, it made sense to stage the fifth edition of this now-classic tournament in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
's Fritz Blum was back to defend his title, but he'd been in a terrible automobile accident back home in which his ribs were crushed and his lungs punctured, and it showed. "For two days," he told sportswriters, "I was playing with the angels." Understandably, Blum bowed out early, making way for a new array of would-be contenders.
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
's Ut Lenevat averaged 208 for the closing two days of the first Bowling World Cup, marking the emergence of Asian bowlers as a force in international bowling. As silky and deadly as his style was, however, the title went to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Graydon "Blondie" Robinson, a 41-year-old sheet metal worker who edged Lenevat 379- 373 in the last two games. Two easy, missed spares in the second game of the matchup cost Lenevat dearly, because "Blondie" was busy stringing a five-bagger at the same time.
The first staging of the tournament in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
signaled the world that bowling, and particularly the Bowling World Cup, meant to make itself a name in the international sports movement.
1972
The HamburgHamburg
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AMF Bowling World Cup is best remembered for taking "one giant step for womankind," so to speak. Women bowlers joined the men on the tournament lanes for the first time at St. Pauli
St. Pauli
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's Astrid Bowl; and Mexico
Mexico
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, which came so close in 1971 to claiming its first Bowling World Cup trophy, finally broke through with Irma Urrea. Urrea, a grandmotherly type from Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, easily turned away second place winner Oy Sri-Saard (Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
), 591-537, in the three-game women's finale. Third place went to British
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born Anne Bailey
Anne Bailey (ten-pin bowling)
Anne Mary Bailey is a British-born ten-pin bowling champion. She is best known for winning the Bronze medal in the 1972 AMF World Cup tournament, held in Hamburg, West Germany....
, who represented Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
in the tournament.
On the men's side, defending champion Roger Dalkin was back, but a heavy work schedule (he was now running the student union at Georgia Tech after graduating) had kept him from reaching the dominant form he displayed in Hong Kong. Honors instead fell to Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Ray Mitchell, a 40-year-old telephone company executive from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Mitchell, who averaged 207 over the final stages of the tournament, managed to eke out a 550-532 victory over Filipino police officer Loreto Maranan in the televised men's finals.
In addition to the Bowling World Cup's welcoming women for the first time, another noteworthy event happened at Hamburg. West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
's Bernd Baule racked up the highest single-game score to date in the tournament, with his 297 game in qualifying. The mark would stand for more than 20 years.
1973
The man who won the 1973 AMF Bowling World Cup almost did not make it into the country, much less the tournament finals.British entry Bernie Caterer was detained upon his arrival at the Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
airport because his hair was too long. Singapore officials had previously decided that any male who wore his hair longer than the neckline was suspect, possibly a drug dealer or some other undesirable type, and Caterer's Mod-styled locks exceeded the limit. After extensive negotiations, Caterer and his hair were allowed to enter the country. Lucky for him; Caterer went on to become the first British bowler to win the Bowling World Cup. He inched past Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Glen Watson,643-642, by converting a 6-10 spare in the 10th frame of the final game, and filled the mark with a nine-count.
Kesinee Srivises of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
captured the women's division when she smothered Mele Anaya of Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, 569 to 495.
1975
The tenth anniversary of the AMF Bowling World Cup was a genuine thriller, from the police escorts of media and players to and from the airport, to trying to wrap up tournament activity each night before the government-imposed martial law curfews fell. Host proprietor Popit Puyat, a member of the Philippine senate, even managed to arrange a visit for World Cup visitors with then president Ferdinand MarcosFerdinand Marcos
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
. It was a special occasion and another milestone in the event's colourful history.
The athletes lived up to the expectations raised by the lavish receptions and media coverage. Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Cathy Townsend and Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
's Hattieanne Morrissette were slated to face off for the women's title, prompting Morrissette, a stunning black woman, to say, "This will be the chocolate-and-vanilla finals." "Vanilla" won, 540 to 509. Lorenzo Monti became the first-ever Italian champion when he defeated Carlos Lovera of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, 561-544.
1976
Steaming bazaars, screaming traffic, wondrous woven rugs, and the beginning of a bowling legend marked the 11th Bowling World Cup, held at the Persopelis Bowling Center in TehranTehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
.
After placing second in 1975, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
's Carlos Lovera was back for another run at the title. His unexpected opponent in the finals was a shy, 19-year-old lefty from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
named Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno
Rafael Nepomuceno
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times...
.
Paeng had been impressive all week long, but Lovera's experience made him the favorite. And it seemed from the start that it would be Lovera's tournament; he opened the final three-game set with a 200-181 victory over Paeng. That was all the motivation the novice needed; Paeng went on to win,571 to 567, in one of those cliffhangers that would become his trademark. The Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
Bowling World Cup marked the first time that Nepomuceno's fortunes were intertwined with those of Bowling World Cup, but it was destined to be far from the last.
The women's title went to Lucy Giovinco, a university student from Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
who trashed Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Doris Gradin, 620-504. Like Nepomuceno, Giovinco was only 19; but she made her own Bowling World Cup history by becoming the first in what would be a long line of U.S. female champions. Giovinco also set the women's high single-game mark at the time with a score of 266 during her three-game match with Gradin.
1981
Sixteen years after beginning life as the International Masters, the AMF Bowling World Cup finally alighted in the United States. Adding to the excitement was the fact that No. 17 was held in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
's Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
, the most famous sports citadel in the world at the time.
Bob Worrall, the U.S. men's representative, had actually witnessed the first World Cup in Dublin. His father, a chief warrant officer in the U.S. Army, had been stationed there at the time. The 7-year-old Bob watched virtually every frame of the tournament, adopting Tom Hathaway as his personal favorite and becoming a bowling fanatic in the process.
Worrall bowled in the 1980 AMF Bowling World Cup after winning the ACU-I that year, but he finished a distant 17th in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
. He won the ACU title again in 1981, getting himself a rematch at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
. This time, the American qualified first and, in his first-ever appearance before TV cameras, crushed Manny Magno of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, 221-179. (TV required that the format change from three games to one to decide the championship.)
Pauline Smith's triumph in the women's division was the non-surprise of the year. She had just been named England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Bowler of the Year and was an established threat in every major international tournament. Seeded fourth at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
, Smith climbed the stepladder and finally defeated Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's Miyuki Motoi, 203-195, for the crown.
1983
Jeanette BakerJeanette Baker
Jeanette Baker-Flynn is an Australian ten-pin bowler. She is the first Australian to win a World Tenpin Championship. She Won the AMF World Cup in 1982 in Scheveningen in the Netherlands and for a second time in 1983 in Mexico City, making her the only athlete to win back-to-back AMF World Cup...
arrived to defend her title in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
after what can only be described as a horrific year. Following her victory in Scheveningen, Baker took an office job with AMF in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The Australian Tenpin Bowling Congress took exception, saying that the paid employment with a bowling company made Baker a 'professional'. (Remember, these were still the days of Avery Brundage-inspired 'pure' amateurism.) An appeal to the Federation Internationale des Quilleurs
Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs
The Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs is the world governing body of nine-pin and ten-pin bowling...
, bowling's international governing body, restored Baker's amateur status but not before she had missed out on the 1983 FIQ World Championships.
So it's little wonder that Baker arrived in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
hoping to make a point. She had embarked on a furious training program prior to winning Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's BWC qualifier; once in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, she cloistered herself in her hotel room when not competing. Her asceticism
Asceticism
Asceticism describes a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from various sorts of worldly pleasures often with the aim of pursuing religious and spiritual goals...
and dedication were rewarded, as she trounced Gisela Lins of West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, 233-194, to win the women's crown, making it back-to-back Bowling World Cup championships. To date, Baker remains the only athlete, male or female, to successfully defend the title.
Yu-Tien Chu of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
became the first 'helicopter' spinner (so named because of the unique twist delivered to the ball) to win a major global bowling championship when he defeated Michael Chuah of Malaysia, 213-180.
1986
It was an all SwedishSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
affair when the AMF Bowling World Cup made its second appearance in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
.
Annette Hagre
Annette Hagre
Annette Hagre Johannesson is a Swedish ten-pin bowler.Annette won the Bowling World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark and the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs World Masters title on the same year in 1987...
, a 34-year-old secretary from Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, demolished just about every record en route to victory in the women's division. Peter Ljung
Peter Ljung (bowling player)
Peter Ljung is a Swedish ten-pin bowler. He won the AMF World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1986 when he was 19 years old.Ljung participated in the 2007 World Ranking Masters and qualified in 7th position after the 24 game qualifier...
, a 19-year-old rookie from northern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, took the men's title.
Both champions had amazing stories to tell of their paths to victory. Hagre had endured a long and difficult operation to remove a ganglion in her bowling wrist a few months before the tournament. She didn't begin practicing until about a month before Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, but still managed to lead the field at Rodovre Bowling Center every day but one, with a 200-plus average. Hagre finally dispatched Rebecca Watanabe of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
in the two-game title match, 405-393.
Ljung's story was even more astonishing. An out-of-work youngster from a bleak village, he learned to bowl without an instructor or even a how-to book. Who would have guessed that a floppy-haired Scandinavian would be the one to deny Paeng Nepomuceno
Rafael Nepomuceno
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times...
his third Bowling World Cup crown, and by a score of 413-392? Ironically enough, Ljung was the same age - 19, as Nepomuceno when the Filipino star won his first World Cup.
1990
The balmy, exotic resort town of PattayaPattaya
Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi....
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, on the Gulf of Siam was also the site of the World Cup's biggest controversy, and possibly its greatest international newsbreak.
The seeds had been sown several months earlier, when a mild-mannered electronics salesman named Guy Merhavy won Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
's national qualifying tournament. No Israeli had ever done very well in the international finals of the AMF Bowling World Cup, but Merhavy managed to advance to match play.
The bowlers from predominantly Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
countries not only were amazed by Merhavy's performance, they were angered and frightened. They announced that they were going to withdraw from the tournament.
'The government will close down our [bowling] federation if we bowl head-to-head matches with the Israeli', said Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
's Salem Al Monsouri, the defending champion. Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, Sharif Mahmood of Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
, Rahman Yahya of Malaysia and Liu Joe Liang of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
expressed similar sentiments. Eventually, three bowlers - Al-Monsuri, Khalifa and Mahmood did withdraw from the tournament.
This turned well for Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
's Philip Dunne, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's Carlos Denot and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's Sam Goh. The Arab withdrawals rescued them from elimination. The situation also generated far more coverage than the tournament had ever enjoyed before.
Merhavy eventually placed 13th, and Dunne, one of the last-minute replacements, advanced to the stepladder and finished fourth. Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
an Adam Apo was the only man to average 200 for the tournament, but he tied Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's Tom Hahl
Tom Hahl
Tom Hahl is a Finnish ten-pin bowler who has won bowling titles in 16 different countries worldwide in his international career....
in the title game 190-190.
Hahl, then a Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
pro shop owner, won the two-frame rolloff, 48-39. He has since settled in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, where he has a thriving career teaching bowling to European business people living abroad in that country.
Despite suffering a painful knee injury, Linda Graham made it three in a row for American women by defeating Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Marie Holmqvist, 187-178. Graham's World Cup victory was a key factor in her being elected to the Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame.
1992
A large contingent of expatriate Filipinos had driven down to Le MansLe Mans
Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...
from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, several hours away, to see if their national sports hero, Paeng Nepomuceno
Rafael Nepomuceno
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times...
, could possibly win a third World Cup. They need not have worried. Top-seeded Paeng ousted Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's Achim Grabowski
Achim Grabowski
Achim Grabowski is a German ten-pin bowler. He finished 5th in the combined rankings at the 2006 AMF World Cup. During the final round he finished in 4th position. He has also won his first European Bowling Tour event in 2006 in Tilburg.-Notes:...
in one of the most up-and-down finales in the tournament's history, 210-185. This third victory put Paeng into the Guinness Book of World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
, as the only athlete to win a world championship in each of three consecutive decades.
Martina Beckel, who lost to Patty Ann in the finals three years earlier, avenged both her earlier loss and teammate Grabowski's disappointment by dispatching Maria Laura Lanzavecchia of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in the women's finale, 221-179.
1993
The opening ceremonies of the first AMF Bowling World Cup to be held on the African continent featured a traditional Zulu welcoming dance, replete withspears and shields. That, however, was the last thing that could be labeled "traditional" about the 29th edition of the tournament, held in South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
The 1993 AMF Bowling World Cup, held at Gerald Paluzzi's Northcliff Bowl in suburban Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, featured the World Cup's first 'rain delay', when an exceptionally heavy downpour one day caused water to leak onto the lanes. Free-time activities included trips to nearby Sun City
Sun City, North West
Sun City is a luxury casino and resort, situated in the North West Province of South Africa. It is located about two hours' drive from Johannesburg, near the city of Rustenburg. The complex borders the Pilanesberg Game Reserve.- History :...
(a mini Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
) and game parks, but only if the athletes had taken their precautionary malaria pills well ahead of time. (The U.S.'s Stacy Robards did but had a bad reaction, and she sweated buckets in the closing rounds.) Apartheid was in its death throes and security was tight, with armed police checking ID tags at the center entrance.
None of this affected Pauline Smith, winner of the 1981 BWC in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Smith made a surprising comeback as she plowed through four straight stepladder foes and won her second crown with a 178-177 heart-stopper over Rosalind Greiner, a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
national player who had been born in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
. Nor did it matter to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's Rainer Puisis, who qualified second in the men's stepladder. He first ousted Paeng Nepomuceno
Rafael Nepomuceno
Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times...
, 227-174, and then devastated Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Tomas Leandersson
Tomas Leandersson
Tomas Leandersson of Degerfors, Sweden, is a Swedish ten-pin bowler.- Career :TeamHe has been a member of Team Sweden for over ten years, and was a member of the team that won the gold-medal in the 1990 Nordic Championships, as well as 1999 FIQ/World Tenpin Bowling Association World Championships,...
in the clincher, 258-184.
1994
For many years, Fernando GutierrezFernando Gutiérrez
Fernando Gutiérrez is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Curicó Unido of the Primera B Chilena.-Teams: Audax Italiano 1999-2007 Unión Española 2007-2008 Audax Italiano 2008-2010 Curicó Unido 2011–present...
was the best bowler in the host city of Hermosillo
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
, in northwest Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Whenever he went to the USA for business or on holiday, he visited every bowling center he could find. He finally decided to build his own center in his hometown, a beautiful edifice called Bol Satellite that would become the venue for the 30th AMF Bowling World Cup.
The 1994 AMF Bowling World Cup was marked with sadness, as both the mother of tournament director Bernard Gibbons and the founder of the tournament, Vic Kalman, died that week. But it spawned unparalleled joy, as well, when colorful Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Jack Guay rolled the first perfect game
300-point game
A perfect game is the highest score possible in a game of bowling, achieved by rolling a strike during every frame. In bowling games that use 10 pins, such as Ten-pin bowling, Candlepin bowling, and Duckpin bowling, the highest possible score is 300, achieved by bowling 12 strikes in a row in a...
in the tournament's history. Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
star Annemiek van den Boogaart put up the new women's single-game mark as well, with 280.
The surprise of the women's field that year was South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Anne Jacobs. The 40-year-old Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
housewife not only won the qualifying round but also took the title by ousting former champion Lucy Giovinco, 226 to 206. Jacobs was the first South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n athlete to win an international sports championship following the collapse of apartheid in her home country and returned home to ceaseless telephone and television interviews and guest appearances.
The men's title went to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
's Tore Torgersen
Tore Torgersen
Tore Torgersen, born 10 September 1968 in Stavanger, Norway, is one of the world's leading ten-pin bowlers. Although born in Stavanger, he now lives in Vänersborg in Sweden....
, who nipped 1988 champion Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi in the finale, 217 - 215.
1995
Sponsored by Pin 1, AMF's distributor in the northern half of South AmericaSouth America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, the 1995 AMF Bowling World Cup was held at 50-lane, bi-level Planet Bowl, Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. The high-tech edifice was one of the favorite after-hours spots of Sao Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
's newly rich, and it provided some remarkable scoring. Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Jack Guay and America's Patrick Healey, Jr
Patrick Healey, Jr
Patrick Healey, Jr is a bowler on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour and resides in Denton, Texas with wife, Teresa and his stepson Victor. Healey has been a member of the PBA since 1998 and in his free time enjoys playing golf. His wife Teresa is also an accomplished bowler and has...
. shot 300 games
300-point game
A perfect game is the highest score possible in a game of bowling, achieved by rolling a strike during every frame. In bowling games that use 10 pins, such as Ten-pin bowling, Candlepin bowling, and Duckpin bowling, the highest possible score is 300, achieved by bowling 12 strikes in a row in a...
to set the scoring pace for the 57-nation field.
Healey, the U.S. national amateur champion, went on to win the pole position in the stepladder, from whence he defeated second-seeded Nobuyuki Takahama of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
for the title. England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's 17-year-old Gemma Burden, author of a record eight game series of 1,804 in the early going, became the youngest Bowling World Cup champion ever when she outlasted America's Kendra Cameron, 197-175, for the women's title.
1997
The first AMF Bowling World Cup staged in the Middle EastMiddle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
racked up a lot of other 'firsts': the first perfect game in the World Cup by a woman (Malaysia's Shalin Zulkifli
Shalin Zulkifli
Shalin Zulkifli is a Malaysian professional ten pin bowler and former Asian Number 1. She has played and won various national and international tournaments, and has at various points in her career ranked Number 1 of the professional ten pin bowlers in Malaysia and Asia...
), the first World Cup to feature actor Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.-Early life:...
in the opening ceremonies, the first World Cup to attract contestants from more than 80 nations (83, actually) and, finally, the first World Cup in which the finals were staged out-of-doors.
The setting for the 1997 finale in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
could only be described as incredible. Two lanes were built about three feet off the desert floor, positioned so that the players faced the Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact...
and the Great Sphinx
Great Sphinx of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza , commonly referred to as the Sphinx, is a limestone statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt....
while bowling. Though a canopy provided some relief from the sun, the breeze constantly blew sand on to the synthetic surface. 'It's the first time I've seen a brown track on a ball', said Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
's Len Charney.
Despite these formidable distractions, and the intense security presence necessitated by the Luxor tourist massacre that occurred earlier that week, the bowlers performed admirably. Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
's Christian Nokel, bedecked in baseball cap and sunglasses, beat Gery Verbruggen of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, 212-178, and then edged Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese 'helicopter pilot' Yung-Nein Peng, 210-200, to win the men's title. Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
's Lee Ji-Soon dropped Zulkifli in the women's opener, 203-190, but then lost the crown to Su-Fen Tseng, another spinner from Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
, 236-225.
2005
From 2005, the Bowling World Cup officially became known as the QubicaAMF World Cup, following the joint partnership between Qubica and AMF. The 2005 tournament took place in LjubljanaLjubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
For the first time since the introduction of knock-out quarter-finals, both the top seeds won the title. Michael Schmidt
Michael Schmidt (bowling)
Michael Schmidt is one of the world's leading Ten-pin bowlers.In 2005 he won the 7th Bowling World Cup title for Canada defeating Or Aviram of Israel in the men’s final of the 41st Qubica/AMF World Cup to give Canada its seventh Bowling World Cup title and a tie with the Philippines for the second...
from Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
led the event from the very first squad. He averaged 232.5 in his 32 games of qualifying and round two to earn that top slot. Lynda Barnes of the USA averaged even higher – 235.2.
They both carried all before them in the knock out stages. It was the first time since 1972 that a Canadian man has won the tournament, when Ray Mitchell
Ray Mitchell
Raymond Mitchell was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1958....
was the champion, while the USA kept hold of the title won last year by Shannon Pluhowsky in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. The USA has now won the title 14 times and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
7.
2006
For the second year in a row, the winner of the men's QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup led the tournament wire to wire. Last year in SloveniaSlovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, it was Michael Schmidt
Michael Schmidt (bowling)
Michael Schmidt is one of the world's leading Ten-pin bowlers.In 2005 he won the 7th Bowling World Cup title for Canada defeating Or Aviram of Israel in the men’s final of the 41st Qubica/AMF World Cup to give Canada its seventh Bowling World Cup title and a tie with the Philippines for the second...
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
This year, in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
it was the human pin-shredding machine, Osku Palermaa
Osku Palermaa
Osku Palermaa in Espoo, Finland is a Finnish Ten-pin bowler.-Today:Palermaa has 8 EBT titles to his name, and was the EBT ranking champion for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009. Palermaa was also joint runner up in the 2005 EBT rankings, and runner up in the 2006 EBT rankings.Osku won his...
of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. Top-seeded Palermaa took the championship back to Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
after a year's absence by defeating third seed Petter Hansen
Petter Hansen
Petter Hansen is a Norwegian Ten-pin bowler.He was runner up at the 2006 AMF World Cup, losing the final match to Finland's Osku Palermaa 2 games to 1Hansen has 2 EBT titles to his name.-References:...
of Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, 2 games to 1 (258-182, 183-216, 221-204). Ironically, it was the second time Hansen has lost the championship match to a Finn. He fell to Kai Virtanen in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
two years ago.
The women's champion came in the form of Diandra Asbaty
Diandra Asbaty
Diandra Hyman Asbaty is a bowler currently representing Team USA and is the current United States Amateur Champion. She is also an official youth bowling spokesperson for the United States Bowling Congress...
, (USA), who captured the one major international individual title that had eluded her. Her 2-0 victory over England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
's Lisa John
Lisa John
Lisa John is an English ten-pin bowler.A resident of Worthing, West Sussex, Lisa has been bowling since 1990. Currently ranked number 6 in the UK Lisa has been a National Team Member from 1997 – 2003, but has been out of the National Team due to personal reasons and injury.Lisa was selected to...
in the championship match (232-214 and 226-199) made it three World Cup victories in a row for U.S. women. They have also taken four World Cup titles in the last five years.
2008
The 2008 QubicaAMF World Cup was held in the newly built Bol 300 in Hermosillo, Mexico. The 20-year-old student Jasmine Yeong-NathanJasmine Yeong-Nathan
Jasmine Yeong-Nathan is a Singaporean ten-pin bowler and reigning AMF Bowling World Cup ladies champion. She is the younger sister of Jason Yeong-Nathan, also a Singapore national-level bowler. She attributes her interest in the sport to her brother...
, became the first Singaporean
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
to win an AMF World Cup title defeating defending champion Ann-Maree Putney
Ann-Maree Putney
Ann-Maree Putney of New South Wales is a female Australian ten-pin bowler. As of May 2010 she was ranked first in Australia's national rankings, ahead of Natalie Shelley and Rebecca Simpson.-References:...
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
2-0 (263-222;298-215). The mens title went to Team USA's Derek Eoff who defeated Martin Larsen from Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
2-1 (221-229;279-279 rolloff 59-37;278-196). This was the 6th time in seven years that the USA has taken one of the titles.
Previous winners
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| 1965 1965 in sports 1965 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* AFL Championship Buffalo Bills won 23-0 over the San Diego Chargers* NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 23-12 over the Cleveland Browns on January 2, 1966-England:... |
 Dublin, IrelandIreland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
Lauri Ajanto |  FinlandFinland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| 1966 1966 in sports 1966 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* FIS Alpine World Ski Championships –** Men's combined champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France** Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France-American football:... |
 LondonLondon London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
John Wilcox |  United StatesUnited States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 1967 1967 in sports 1967 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* The first Alpine Skiing World Cup is organised for the three ski events: Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom:** Men's overall champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France... |
 ParisParis Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Jack Connaughton | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 1968 1968 in sports 1968 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France** Women's overall champion: Nancy Greene, Canada-American football:... |
 GuadalajaraGuadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Fritz Blum |  West GermanyWest Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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| 1969 1969 in sports 1969 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall champion: Karl Schranz, Austria** Women's overall champion: Gertrud Gabl, Austria-American football:... |
 TokyoTokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Graydon Robinson |  CanadaCanada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| 1970 1970 in sports 1970 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion – Karl Schranz, Austria** Women's overall season champion – Michèle Jacot, France-American football:... |
 CopenhagenCopenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Klaus Mueller | West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990.... |
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| 1971 1971 in sports 1971 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:... |
 Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Roger Dalkin | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 1972 1972 in sports 1972 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:... |
 HamburgHamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Ray Mitchell | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Irma Urrea | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
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| 1973 1973 in sports 1973 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:* O.J... |
 SingaporeSingapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Bernie Caterer |  Great BritainGreat Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
Kesinee Srivises |  ThailandThailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
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| 1974 1974 in sports 1974 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Piero Gros, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:... |
 CaracasCaracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
Jairo Ocampo |  ColombiaColombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
Birgitte Lund | Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| 1975 1975 in sports 1975 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria-American football:... |
 Makati CityMakati City The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia... , Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Lorenzo Monti |  ItalyItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Cathy Townsend | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| 1976 1976 in sports 1976 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden** Women's overall season champion: Rosi Mittermaier, West Germany-American football:... |
 TehranTehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to... , Iran Iran Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... |
Paeng Nepomuceno Rafael Nepomuceno Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times... |
Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Lucy Giovinco | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 1977 1977 in sports 1977 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden** Women's overall season champion: Lise-Marie Morerod, Switzerland-American football:... |
Tolworth Tolworth Tolworth is a mostly residential area of outer South London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, located south west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include: New Malden, Kingston, Surbiton, Berrylands, Chessington, Ewell and Worcester Park.... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
Arne Stroem |  NorwayNorway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Rea Rennox | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| 1978 1978 in sports 1978 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden** Women's overall season champion: Hanni Wenzel, Liechtenstein-American football:... |
Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... |
Samran Banyen | Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
Lita de la Rosa | Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
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| 1979 1979 in sports 1979 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Peter Lüscher, Switzerland** Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austria-American football:... |
Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
Philippe Dubois | France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Bong Coo | Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
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| 1980 1980 in sports 1980 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Andreas Wenzel, Liechtenstein** Women's overall season champion: Hanni Wenzel, Liechtenstein... |
 JakartaJakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
Paeng Nepomuceno Rafael Nepomuceno Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times... |
Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Jean Gordon | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| 1981 1981 in sports 1981 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup –** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, USA** Women's overall season champion: Marie-Theres Nadig, Switzerland-American football:... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Bob Worrall | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Pauline Smith | Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
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| 1982 1982 in sports 1982 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland-American football:... |
 Scheveningen, NetherlandsNetherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
Arne Stroem | Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Jeanette Baker Jeanette Baker Jeanette Baker-Flynn is an Australian ten-pin bowler. She is the first Australian to win a World Tenpin Championship. She Won the AMF World Cup in 1982 in Scheveningen in the Netherlands and for a second time in 1983 in Mexico City, making her the only athlete to win back-to-back AMF World Cup... |
 AustraliaAustralia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 1983 1983 in sports 1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Phil Mahre, United States** Women's overall season champion: Tamara McKinney, United States-American football:... |
Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Yu-Tien Chu |  Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games... |
Jeanette Baker Jeanette Baker Jeanette Baker-Flynn is an Australian ten-pin bowler. She is the first Australian to win a World Tenpin Championship. She Won the AMF World Cup in 1982 in Scheveningen in the Netherlands and for a second time in 1983 in Mexico City, making her the only athlete to win back-to-back AMF World Cup... |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 1984 1984 in sports 1984 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine Skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland** Women's overall season champion: Erika Hess, Switzerland... |
Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Jack Jurek | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Eliana Rigato | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
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| 1985 1985 in sports 1985 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup:** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland-American football:... |
 SeoulSeoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... , South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
Alfonso Rodriguez | Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Marjorie McEntee | Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
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| 1986 1986 in sports 1986 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup –** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland-American football:... |
Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
Peter Ljung Peter Ljung (bowling player) Peter Ljung is a Swedish ten-pin bowler. He won the AMF World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1986 when he was 19 years old.Ljung participated in the 2007 World Ranking Masters and qualified in 7th position after the 24 game qualifier... |
 SwedenSweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
Annette Hagre Annette Hagre Annette Hagre Johannesson is a Swedish ten-pin bowler.Annette won the Bowling World Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark and the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs World Masters title on the same year in 1987... |
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 1987 1987 in sports 1987 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland** Women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland-American football:... |
 Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia |
Remo Fornasari | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Irene Gronert | Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| 1988 1988 in sports 1988 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland** Women's overall season champion: Michela Figini, Switzerland-American football:... |
Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Mohammed Khalifa Al-Qubaisi |  UAEUnited Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... |
Linda Kelly | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 1989 1989 in sports 1989 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland-American football:... |
Dublin, Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
Salem Al-Monsuri |  QatarQatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
Patty Ann | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 1990 1990 in sports 1990 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Pirmin Zurbriggen, Switzerland-American football:... |
Pattaya Pattaya Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi.... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
Tom Hahl Tom Hahl Tom Hahl is a Finnish ten-pin bowler who has won bowling titles in 16 different countries worldwide in his international career.... |
Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Linda Graham | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 1991 1991 in sports 1991 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria-American football:... |
 BeijingBeijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Jon Juneau | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Asa Larsson | Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 1992 1992 in sports 1992 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup* Men's overall season champion: Paul Accola, Switzerland* Women's overall season champion: Petra Kronberger, Austria-American football:... |
Le Mans Le Mans Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Paeng Nepomuceno Rafael Nepomuceno Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times... |
Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Martina Beckel | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 1993 1993 in sports 1993 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Anita Wachter, Austria-American football:... |
 JohannesburgJohannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... , South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
Rainer Puisis | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Pauline Smith | Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
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| 1994 1994 in sports 1994 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* January 29 – death of Ulrike Maier , Austrian skier, who broke her neck when she crashed during a World Cup downhill race at Garmisch-Partenkirchen... |
Hermosillo Hermosillo Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Tore Torgersen Tore Torgersen Tore Torgersen, born 10 September 1968 in Stavanger, Norway, is one of the world's leading ten-pin bowlers. Although born in Stavanger, he now lives in Vänersborg in Sweden.... |
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Anne Jacobs | South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans... |
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| 1995 1995 in sports 1995 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Alberto Tomba, Italy** Women's overall season champion: Vreni Schneider, Switzerland-American football:... |
 Sao PauloSão Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
Patrick Healy, Jr | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Gemma Burden | Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... |
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| 1996 1996 in sports 1996 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:... |
 BelfastBelfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... , Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west... |
Paeng Nepomuceno Rafael Nepomuceno Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times... |
Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Cara Honeychurch | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 1997 1997 in sports 1997 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Luc Alphand, France** Women's overall season champion: Pernilla Wiberg, Sweden-American football:... |
 CairoCairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
Christian Nokel | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Su-Fen Tseng | Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games... |
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| 1998 1998 in sports 1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany-American football:... |
Kobe Kobe , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Cheng-Ming Yang | Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games... |
Maxine Nable | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 1999 1999 in sports 1999 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Lasse Kjus, Norway** Women's overall season champion: Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austria-American football:... |
Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... , USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Ahmed Shaheen | Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... |
Amanda Bradley | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 2000 2000 in sports 2000 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Renate Götschl, Austria-American football:... |
 LisbonLisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
Tomas Leandersson Tomas Leandersson Tomas Leandersson of Degerfors, Sweden, is a Swedish ten-pin bowler.- Career :TeamHe has been a member of Team Sweden for over ten years, and was a member of the team that won the gold-medal in the 1990 Nordic Championships, as well as 1999 FIQ/World Tenpin Bowling Association World Championships,... |
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
Mel Issac |  WalesWales Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²... |
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| 2001 2001 in sports 2001 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:... |
Pattaya Pattaya Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi.... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
Kim Haugen Kim Haugen Kim Haugen is a Norwegian actor. He is a son of actor Per Theodor Haugen, and is married to Nadia Hasnaoui. He made his stage debut at Den Nationale Scene in 1982. From 1985 he has worked as an actor at Nationaltheatret... |
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
Nachini Itakura | Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| 2002 2002 in sports 2002 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season champion: Michaela Dorfmeister, Austria-American football:... |
 RigaRiga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... , Latvia Latvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
Mika Luoto | Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Shannon Pluhowsky | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 2003 2003 in sports 2003 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season championship: Stephan Eberharter, Austria** Women's overall season championship: Janica Kostelić, Croatia-American football:... |
 TegucigalpaTegucigalpa Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto... , Honduras Honduras Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize... |
Christian Jan Suarez | Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Kerrie Ryan-Ciach | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| 2004 2004 in sports 2004 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* College football Bowl Championship Series :**January 1 – Rose Bowl – USC 28, Michigan 14... |
Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Kai Virtanen | Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Shannon Pluhowsky | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 2005 2005 in sports 2005 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup** Men's overall season champion: Bode Miller ** Women's overall season champion: Anja Pärson -American football:... |
 LjubljanaLjubljana Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... |
Michael Schmidt Michael Schmidt (bowling) Michael Schmidt is one of the world's leading Ten-pin bowlers.In 2005 he won the 7th Bowling World Cup title for Canada defeating Or Aviram of Israel in the men’s final of the 41st Qubica/AMF World Cup to give Canada its seventh Bowling World Cup title and a tie with the Philippines for the second... |
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Lynda Barnes | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 2006 2006 in sports 2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* January 2, Fiesta Bowl – Ohio State 34-20 Notre Dame* January 2, Sugar Bowl – West Virginia 38-35 Georgia... |
Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... |
Osku Palermaa Osku Palermaa Osku Palermaa in Espoo, Finland is a Finnish Ten-pin bowler.-Today:Palermaa has 8 EBT titles to his name, and was the EBT ranking champion for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009. Palermaa was also joint runner up in the 2005 EBT rankings, and runner up in the 2006 EBT rankings.Osku won his... |
Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Diandra Asbaty Diandra Asbaty Diandra Hyman Asbaty is a bowler currently representing Team USA and is the current United States Amateur Champion. She is also an official youth bowling spokesperson for the United States Bowling Congress... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| 2007 2007 in sports 2007 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* February 4 – Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The win was the Colts' first Super Bowl Championship since their 1970-71 team, when... |
 St Petersburg, RussiaRussia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Bill Hoffman Bill Hoffman (bowling) Bill Hoffman, also widely referred to as The Joker, of Columbus, Ohio, USA, is a Ten-pin bowler.Hoffman, 29, finished 17th in his Bowling World Cup debut in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2000. He is a graduate of Ohio State University, where he majored in international relations and political science. He... |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Ann-Maree Putney Ann-Maree Putney Ann-Maree Putney of New South Wales is a female Australian ten-pin bowler. As of May 2010 she was ranked first in Australia's national rankings, ahead of Natalie Shelley and Rebecca Simpson.-References:... |
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
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| 2008 2008 in sports 2008 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* Louisiana State University Tigers defeat The Ohio State University Buckeyes 38-24 in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game, thus becoming the first two-time BCS National Champions, and the first BCS titlists with two... |
Hermosillo Hermosillo Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... |
Derek Eoff | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Jasmine Yeong-Nathan Jasmine Yeong-Nathan Jasmine Yeong-Nathan is a Singaporean ten-pin bowler and reigning AMF Bowling World Cup ladies champion. She is the younger sister of Jason Yeong-Nathan, also a Singapore national-level bowler. She attributes her interest in the sport to her brother... |
Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
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| 2009 2009 in sports -Alpine skiing:* Alpine World Ski Championships 2009 held at Val d'Isère, Savoy, France-American football:* The Florida Gators defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 in front of a Dolphin Stadium record crowd of 78,468 to win the 2009 BCS National Championship Game... |
Malacca Town Malacca Town Most tourist attractions are concentrated in its small city centre which encompasses Jonker Walk which houses Malacca's traditional Chinatown that exhibits Peranakan architecture. A Famosa Fort, St. Paul Hill are among the tourist attractions located in the Bandar Hilir, old city area. There are... , Malaysia |
Choi Yong-Kyu | South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
Caroline Lagrange | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
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| 2010 2010 in sports 2010 in sports will describe the year's events in world sport.-January:* Alabama defeats Texas 37–21 in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, thereby claiming the 2009 National Championship in College Football.... |
Toulon Toulon Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence.... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Michael Schmidt Michael Schmidt (bowling) Michael Schmidt is one of the world's leading Ten-pin bowlers.In 2005 he won the 7th Bowling World Cup title for Canada defeating Or Aviram of Israel in the men’s final of the 41st Qubica/AMF World Cup to give Canada its seventh Bowling World Cup title and a tie with the Philippines for the second... |
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Aumi Guerra Aumi Guerra Aura Mireya Guerra López is a Dominican ten-pin bowler who won the 2010 QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup.-Career:... |
 Dominican RepublicDominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries... |
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Miscellaneous
AMF stands for American Machine and FoundryAMF, or AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc., owns and operates the AMF Bowling Center
AMF Bowling Center
AMF Bowling Centers, Inc. is the world's largest owner and operator of bowling centers, employing more than 10,000 people. The centers offer multi-lane Ten-pin bowling for all ages, support league play, and local events such as Dollar Mania and Late Night College Fest as well as Xtreme Bowling...
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