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World Championships 1955 at Essen, Germany

Siegerehrung 5er-Team

Bowling World Championships 1955 for Ladies and Men were held at Essen, Germany. 64 Men competed in the disciplines: Doubles, 5-Player-Team, 8-Player-Team and Masters.

 

Team Germany's participants:

  • Walter Freese (Hannover)
  • Ludwig Laun (Kelsterbach)
  • Willi Laun (Kelsterbach)
  • Peter Winkler (Mannheim)
  • Alfred Plechaty (Berlin)
  • Fritz Blum (Mannheim)
  • Hans Eberhard (Hamburg)
  • Artur Schleifer (Mannheim)
  • Wilhelm Käser (Karlsruhe)
  • Karl Nesper (Karlsruhe) 
  • Gerhard Dannecker (Stuttgart)
  • Hans-Dieter Bänsch (Berlin)
  • Karl Sendelbach (Karlsruhe)
  • Hans Riedel (Hamburg)
  • Georg Laun (Kelsterbach)
  • Hans Wetterroth (Kelsterbach)

Champions and Medalists of Bowling World Championships 1955

Mens' Results

Doubles

Gold - World Champion
Sweden
Pelle Phil
Fritiof Söderberg
Silver
Finland
Yrio Ilvespalo
Artturi Poldanius
Bronze
Germany
Willi Laun
Peter Winkler

5-Player-Team

Gold - World Champion
Germany
Willi Laun
Peter Winkler
Alfred Plechaty
Walter Freese
Ludwig Laun
Silver
Finland
Odin Koskinen
Matti Nieminen
Osmo Virtanen
Kalle Asukas
Pekka Pietila
Bronze
Sweden
Sven Källfeldt
Henry Gustafsson
Walter Ohlsson
Folke Nilsson
Pelle Phil

8-Player-Team

Gold - World Champion
Finland
Odin Koskinen
Matti Nieminen
Yrjö Ilvespalo
Kalle Asukas
Pekka Pietila
Antti Jokinen
Artturi Poldanius
Lauri Alen
Silver
Sweden
Sven Källfeldt
Henry Gustafsson
Göte Andersson
Eric Ericsson
Pelle Phil
Nils Bäckström
Gösta Algeskog
Aake Andersson
Bronze
Germany
Karl Sendelbach
Hans Riedel
Willi Laun
Peter Winkler
Alfred Plechaty
Hans Eberhardt
Wlater Freese
Gerhard Dannecker

Masters

Gold - World Champion
Sweden
Nils Bäckström
Silver
Finland
Matti Nieminen
Bronze
Sweden
Henry Gustafsson

World Championships complete results

WC1955.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.