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World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships

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World Ninepin Bowling Classic
Championships
Statusinactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)varying
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)Europe
Countryvarying
Inaugurated1953 (1953)
Most recent2004 (2004)
Organised byWNBA NBC
Websitewww.wnba-nbc.com

The World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships were a biennial nine-pin bowling competitions organized by the World Ninepin Bowling Association (WNBA NBC). The World Championships was started in 1953 and until 1959 took place every two years. The next one was held in 1962 with the assumption of alternating with the European Championships every two years. In 1966, this concept was abandoned and thereafter the championships were biennial until 2004. [1] [2] [3]

Since 2005, the competition has been divided. Team are held in odd years, while Singles in even years.

The following list shows when new events were added for the first time:

  • 1953, singles and team events as first events.
  • 1966, pair competitions were added.
  • 1990, combination competitions were added.
  • 1994, separation of team competition into two divisions A and B.
  • 2004, sprint and mixed tandem competitions added. An individual event on a distance of 120 throws for the first time.

List of championships

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Edition Year City Country Date Events Top of the
medal table
Notes
1st 1953 Belgrade  Yugoslavia 21 - 24 Jun 4  Austria
2nd 1955 Essen  West Germany 30 Aug – 5 Sep 4  East Germany
3rd 1957 Vienna  Austria 9 – 14 Jun 4  Austria
4th 1959 Bautzen  East Germany 22 - 27 Sep 4  East Germany
5th 1962 Bratislava  Czechoslovakia 24 – 29 Sep 4  Czechoslovakia
6th 1966 Bucharest  Romania 19 – 25 Jun 6  Romania First with pair
7th 1968 Linz  Austria (2) 9 – 15 Jun 6  East Germany
8th 1970 Bolzano  Italy 24 – 30 May 6  Romania
9th 1972 Split  Yugoslavia (2) 27 May – 4 Jun 6  Romania
10th 1974 Eppelheim  West Germany (2) 17 – 23 May 6  Romania
11th 1976 Vienna (2)  Austria (3) 14 - 20 May 6  Yugoslavia
12th 1978 Lucerne  Switzerland 20 - 26 May 6  Romania
13th 1980 Mangalia  Romania (2) 24 - 30 May 6  Romania
14th 1982 Brno  Czechoslovakia (2) 4 - 11 Jun 6  Yugoslavia
15th 1984 Ljubljana  Yugoslavia (3) 27 May - 1 Jun 6  Hungary
16th 1986 Munich  West Germany (3) 18 - 26 May 6  Hungary
17th 1988 Budapest  Hungary 17 - 20 May 6  Yugoslavia
18th 1990 Innsbruck  Austria (4) 20 - 26 May 8  Hungary First with combination
19th 1992 Bratislava (2)  Czechoslovakia (3) 17 - 23 May 8  Slovenia
20th 1994 Ludwigshafen  Germany 15 - 22 May 10  Czech Republic First with the division of teams into two groups
21st 1996 Prague  Czech Republic (4) 19 - 25 May 10  Yugoslavia
22nd 1998 Celje  Slovenia 9 - 15 May 10  Germany
23rd 2000 Poznań  Poland 14 - 20 May 8  Germany
24th 2002 Osijek  Croatia 19 - 25 May 8  Germany
25th 2004 Brașov  Romania (3) 15 - 22 May 11  Germany First with sprint and mixed tandem. Individual on distance 120 throws.
Since 2005 separated into Singles and Team Championships.

Medal count

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Hungary28342385
2 Romania28262579
3 Yugoslavia23202265
4 Germany21191353
5 East Germany1381536
6 Slovenia95721
7 Czech Republic93315
8 Czechoslovakia88925
9 West Germany7141738
10 Serbia and Montenegro66214
11 Austria54514
12 Croatia481123
13 Poland2417
14 Macedonia2013
15 Slovakia0549
16 Italy0101
17 Bosnia and Herzegovina0044
18 Bulgaria0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (19 entries)165165164494

List of hosts

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List of hosts by the number of championships hosted.

Times
hosted
Host Year(s)
5  Germany (including East and West Germany) 1955, 1959, 1974, 1986, 1994
4  Austria 1957, 1968, 1976, 1990
4  Czech Republic (including Czechoslovakia) 1962, 1982, 1992, 1996
3  Romania 1966, 1980, 2004
3  Yugoslavia 1953, 1972, 1984
1  Croatia 2002
1  Hungary 1988
1  Italy 1970
1  Poland 2000
1  Slovenia 1998
1  Switzerland 1978

References

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  1. ^ "WNBA history from official site".
  2. ^ "Women medalists of nine-pin bowling World Championships" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Men medalists of nine-pin bowling World Championships" (PDF).