World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships

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]

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

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).