1976 Tehran, Iran
Bowlers Details
| MEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPTATION |
| 1 | Joe Velo** | Australia | 43 | 216 | Mechanic |
| 2 | Walter Irzl | Austria | 36 | 187 | Storekeeper |
| 3 | Henri Clerckx | Belgium | |||
| 4 | Denis Collins | Bermuda | 23 | 189 | Salesman |
| 5 | Gerard Duranceau | Canada | 43 | 184 | Construction Engineer |
| 6 | Jairo Ocampo*+ | Colombia | 39 | 199 | Commerce |
| 7 | Nelson Rosales* | Curacao | 31 | 181 | Businessman |
| 8 | Bent Pedersen | Denmark | 41 | 194 | Salesman |
| 9 | G Colongo | Ethiopia | |||
| 10 | Olli Kuusela | Finland | 34 | 197 | Salesman |
| 11 | Jean Michel Gourmay* | France | 28 | 185 | Accountant |
| 12 | Geoff Buck | Great Britain | 25 | 202 | Mechanic |
| 13 | Jimmy Yeung | Hong Kong | 36 | 195 | Merchant |
| 14 | Himawan Lesmana | Indonesia | 23 | 192 | Trader |
| 15 | Leon Tourpayan | Iran | 41 | 200 | Technician |
| 16 | Raymond Byrne* | Ireland | 23 | 190 | Accountant |
| 17 | Sergio Di Martino | Italy | 26 | 190 | Employee |
| 18 | Masao Okumura | Japan | 34 | 190 | Employee |
| 19 | Dr P S Nathan* | Malaysia | 43 | 195 | Physician |
| 20 | Frank Montebello | Malta | 37 | 185 | Director |
| 21 | Fernando Barocio* | Mexico | 45 | 207 | Lawyer |
| 22 | Cor Voets | Netherlands | 35 | 175 | Inspector |
| 23 | Oivind Odegard | Norway | 51 | 190 | Director |
| 24 | Alberto Bermudez | Panama | 22 | 195 | Student |
| 25 | Paeng Nepomuceno | Philippines | 19 | 205 | Student |
| 26 | Peter Lew | Singapore | |||
| 27 | Lorenzo Mas | Spain | |||
| 28 | Lars Ohman | Sweden | |||
| 29 | Piet Schar | Switzerland | 33 | 185 | Department Head |
| 30 | Minalai Kasem | Thailand | 32 | 195 | Assistant Manager |
| 31 | Mark G Schwabe | USA | 23 | 192 | Student |
| 32 | Carlos Lovera* | Venezuela | 33 | 199 | Lawyer |
| 33 | Bernd Kornak | West Germany | 20 | 188 | Student |
| 34 | Alois Simcic | Yugoslavia | |||
| WOMEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Ruth Guerster | Australia | 38 | 194 | Secretary |
| 2 | Christa Kirschbaum | Austria | 31 | 170 | Bookkeeper |
| 3 | Agnes de Busscher | Belgium | |||
| 4 | Hattieann Morrissette* | Bermuda | 34 | 183 | Saleswoman |
| 5 | Diane Semchuk | Canada | 34 | 180 | Housewife |
| 6 | Emily De Jongh | Curacao | 29 | 176 | School Teacher |
| 7 | Bodil Hansen | Denmark | 43 | 178 | Housewife |
| 8 | Eija Lindstrom | Finland | 29 | 180 | Operator |
| 9 | Liliane Gregori | France | 27 | 170 | Agent |
| 10 | Carol Cuthbert | Great Britain | 35 | 182 | Housewife |
| 11 | Angie Kwok | Hong Kong | 23 | 191 | Animal Trainer |
| 12 | Lanny Budiaman | Indonesia | 31 | 191 | Housewife |
| 13 | Debbie Elghanian | Iran | 16 | 178 | Student |
| 14 | Yvonne Randell | Ireland | 181 | Secretary | |
| 15 | Miyuki Motoi | Japan | 35 | 188 | Housewife |
| 16 | Malathy Nathan** | Malaysia | 36 | 183 | Housewife |
| 17 | Marie La Rose | Malta | 29 | 161 | Personnel Officer |
| 18 | Pato Yanez | Mexico | 23 | 183 | Housewife |
| 19 | Irene Gronert | Netherlands | 31 | 180 | |
| 20 | Gertrude Skeie | Norway | 39 | 170 | Bookkeeper |
| 21 | Lolita Reformado | Philippines | 41 | 186 | Housewife |
| 22 | Lucy Low** | Singapore | |||
| 23 | Ma Carmen Abad* | Spain | 34 | 170 | Bank Officer |
| 24 | Doris Gradin | Sweden | |||
| 25 | Esty Leuenberger | Switzerland | 55 | 180 | Clerk |
| 26 | Kunaksorn Luyong | Thailand | 28 | 185 | Cashier |
| 27 | Lucy Giovinco | USA | 19 | 176 | Student |
| 28 | Nina Palacios | Venezuela | 32 | 185 | Saleswoman |
| 29 | Claudette Santiago | Virgin Islands | 34 | 186 | Housewife |
| 30 | Gisela Lins | West Germany | 27 | 178 | Office Clerk |
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Archives
Since the first event in 1965, winning AMF’s Bowling World Cup title has been the most coveted goal in amateur bowling. Whether held in the shadows of the Great Pyramids in or under the bright lights of , each tournament has provided unforgettable moments from competition that has spanned five decades. Browse the archives to discover or revisit these moments, competitors, and the great champions that have made up the rich history of AMF’s Bowling World Cup.