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World Championships 1954 at Helsinki, Finland

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The first Bowling World Championships ever were held in 1954 at Helsinki, Finland. 58 Men competed in the disciplines: Doubles, 5-Player-Team, 8-Player-Team and Masters.

 

Team Germany's participants:

  • Peter Winkler (Mannheim)
  • Klaus Pesoldt (Fürth)
  • Hans Riedel (Hamburg)
  • Gerhardt Dannecker (Frankfurt/Main)
  • Karl Hartmann (Frankfurt/Main)
  • Karl Schaller (Stuttgart)
  • Karl Nesper (Karlsruhe)
  • Karl Sendelbach (Karlsruhe)
  • Wilhelm Wermuth (Stuttgart)
  • Heinz Schäfer (Karlsruhe)

 

 

Champions and Medalists of Bowling World Championships 1954

Mens' Results

Doubles

Gold - World Champion
Finland
Osmo Koivunen
Odin Koskinen
Silver
Sweden
Gösta Algeskog
Erland Ottosson
Bronze
Finland
Kauko Ahlström
Onni Kyto

5-Player-Team

Gold - World Champion
Sweden
Eric Ericsson
Nils Bäckström
Henry Gustafsson
Folke Nilsson
Aake Hansson
Silver
Sweden
Gunnar Karlbom
Sven Carlsson
Göte Andersson
Gösta Algeskog
Erland Ottosson
Bronze
Finland
Kalle Asukas
Kauko Ahlström
Toivo Silanpaar
Osmo Koivunen
Onny Kyto

8-Player-Team

Gold - World Champion
Sweden
Gösta Algeskog
Nils Bäckström
Aake Hansson
Eric Ericsson
Folke Nilsson
Gunnar Karlbom
Göte Andersson
Erland Ottosson
Silver
Finland
Kalle Asukas
Kauko Ahlström
Odin Koskinen
Osmo Koivunen
Onny Kyto
Ossi Sandholm
Matti Tarkiala
Jouko Toivo
Bronze
Germany
Peter Winkler
Klaus Pesoldt
Hans Riedel
Gerhard Dannecker
Karl Hartmann
Karl Schaller
Karl Nesper
Karl Sendelbach

Masters

Gold - World Champion
Sweden
Gösta Algeskog
Silver
Finland
Osmo Koivunen
Bronze
Finland
Kauko Ahlström

World Championships complete results

WC1954.pdf

Ergebnisse dieser Bowling-WM

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Source

This overview has been compiled with the aid of Harry Kappler and the ETBF (European Tenpin Bowling Federation).

 

Photos: Archive by Harry Kappler.