World Championships 1958 at Helsingborg, Sweden
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Bowling World Championships 1958 for Ladies and Men were held from May 28th to 31st Helsingborg, Sweden. 99 Men competed in the disciplines: Doubles, 5-Player-Team, 8-Player-Team and Masters.
Team Germany's participants:
- Willi Schuler (Baden)
- Alfred Plechaty (Berlin)
- Hans Riedel (Hamburg)
- Karl Sendelbach (Karlsruhe)
- Gert Gröpler Jr. (Ingolstadt)
- Ernst Dombrowski (Hamburg)
- Willi Laun (Kelsterbach)
- Fritz Fröhlich (Stuttgart)
- Karl Schaller (Stuttgart)
- Wilhelm Wermuth (Stuttgart)
A Team of the former GDR participated as well, featuring:
- Hans Rosenbach (Halle)
- Otto Stürze (Halle)
- Hubert Frank (Erfurt)
- Gerhard Laschke (Halle)
- Günter Lorsch (Halle)
- Siegfried Sommer (Halle)
- Lothar Jacob (Halle)
Champions and Medalists of Bowling World Championships 1958
Mens' Results
Doubles
| Gold - World Champion | |
| Sweden | |
| Evert Lindbergh | |
| Carl-Gustav Carjö | |
| Silver | |
| Venezuela | |
| Jose Medina | |
| Miguel Correa | |
| Bronze | |
| Venezuela | |
| Luis Garcia | |
| Miguel Raimondi | |
5-Player-Team
| Gold - World Champion | |
| Finland | |
| Pekka Pietila | |
| Osmo Koivunen | |
| Rauno Manni | |
| Kalle Asukas | |
| Tauno Nieminen | |
| Silver | |
| Sweden | |
| Gösta Algeskog | |
| Sven Källfeldt | |
| Evert Lindbergh | |
| Arne Reinodt | |
| Nils Strömstedt | |
| Bronze | |
| Mexico | |
| Tito Reynolds | |
| Miguel Anaya | |
| Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Luis Mateios | |
| Ignacio Anaya | |
8-Player-Team
| Gold - World Champion | |
| Sweden | |
| Gösta Algeskog | |
| Sven Källfeldt | |
| Evert Lindbergh | |
| Arne Reinodt | |
| Berndt Hellström | |
| Henrik Berg | |
| Aake Andersson | |
| Carl-Gustav Carjö | |
| Silver | |
| Germany | |
| Willi Schuler | |
| Alfred Plechaty | |
| Hans Riedel | |
| Karl Sendelbach | |
| Gert Gröpler | |
| Franz Dombrowski | |
| Williy Laun | |
| Fritz Fröhlich | |
| Bronze | |
| Venezuela | |
| Jesus Urbaez | |
| Luis Garcia | |
| Miguel Corre | |
| Antonio Romero | |
| Luis Aulestia | |
| Jose Medina | |
| Oswaldo Este | |
| Miguel Raimondi | |
Masters
| Gold - World Champion | |
| Finland | |
| Kalle Asukas | |
| Silver | |
| Sweden | |
| Gösta Algeskog | |
| Bronze | |
| Sweden | |
| Berndt Hellström | |
World Championships complete results
 | World Championships complete results | 220 kB |
Source
This overview has been compiled with the aid of Harry Kappler and the ETBF (European Tenpin Bowling Federation).
Photos: Archive by Harry Kappler.
Information on page 1958
Last update: Thursday, September- 9-2010
