1979 Bangkok, Thailand
Bowler Details
MEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPTATION |
1 | Chris Batson* | Australia | 28 | 198 | Supervisor |
2 | Guenther Bluemann | Austria | 39 | 188 | Taxi Owner |
3 | Jeff Albury* | Bahamas | 30 | 190 | Manager |
4 | Chris van Damm | Belgium | 21 | 193 | Military Service |
5 | Mike McCallum | Bermuda | 18 | 195 | Student |
6 | Bob Puttick | Canada | 27 | 194 | Credit Manager |
7 | Armando Marino R | Colombia | 38 | 195 | Promoter |
8 | Thorben Klitten | Denmark | 17 | 160 | Student |
9 | Antti Puolakka | Finland | 34 | 196 | Managing Director |
10 | Philippe Dubois** | France | 28 | 200 | Businessman |
11 | Neville Robinson* | Great Britain | 32 | 190 | Printing Manager |
12 | Takis Kalliris | Greece | 25 | 182 | Student |
13 | Hector Gil | Guatemala | 32 | 200 | Businessman |
14 | Sunny Tsang | Hong Kong | 19 | 185 | Student |
15 | Hadi Purnomo | Indonesia | 31 | 190 | Trainer |
16 | Bagher Motamedi | Iran | 42 | 190 | Steel Cutter |
17 | Philip Dunne* | Ireland | 22 | 192 | Bar Manager |
18 | Loris Mambetti | Italy | 26 | 185 | Agent |
19 | Asfa Bin Salleh | Malaysia | 31 | 199 | Riding Boy |
20 | Ronnie Vella | Malta | 29 | 195 | Clerk |
21 | Agus Garza Lopez | Mexico | 43 | 193 | Engineer |
22 | Eric Kok | Netherlands | 20 | 184 | Clerk |
23 | Geir Berntsen | Norway | 29 | 192 | Forwarding Agent |
24 | Jorge de la Guardia* | Panama | 35 | 205 | Recreation |
25 | Paeng Nepomuceno*+ | Philippines | 22 | 205 | Student |
26 | Hamad Al-Sulaiti | Qatar | 28 | 165 | Security Officer |
27 | Peter Lew*** | Singapore | 29 | 195 | Manager |
28 | Carlos Puiggros | Spain | 22 | 188 | Administrator |
29 | Kurt Lundquist* | Sweden | 28 | 198 | Hospital Attendant |
30 | Paul Oehler | Switzerland | 37 | 189 | Plumber |
31 | Montree Vipitsini | Thailand | 37 | 205 | Employee |
32 | Dave Higgins | USA | 25 | 195 | Student |
33 | Hector Pappe | Venezuela | 35 | 200 | Businessman |
34 | Juergen Pelz* | West Germany | 25 | 195 | Administration Clerk |
WOMEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
1 | Ruth Guerster*** | Australia | 41 | 188 | Centre Manager |
2 | Christa Kirschbaum* | Austria | 24 | 170 | Book-keeper |
3 | Rosie Saunders | Bahamas | 37 | 165 | Secretary |
4 | Maggy Dehem | Belgium | 37 | 163 | Representative |
5 | Hattieann Morrissette*** | Bermuda | 37 | 176 | Sales Lady |
6 | Louise Gendron | Canada | 40 | 179 | Payable Manager |
7 | Jenny de Rosillo | Colombia | 35 | 175 | Housewife |
8 | Lone Klitgaard* | Denmark | 21 | 181 | Assembler |
9 | Anna-Liisa Saarinen | Finland | 50 | 180 | Bank Clerk |
10 | Elizabeth Szabo | France | |||
11 | Mo Jarrom | Great Britain | 38 | 170 | Clerical Assistant |
12 | Jean de Tabush | Guatemala | 49 | 175 | Housewife |
13 | Maria Chong | Hong Kong | 22 | 179 | Travel Agent |
14 | Lita Muaya | Indonesia | 48 | 185 | Housewife |
15 | Antonella Murphy* | Ireland | 26 | 188 | Managing Director |
16 | Benimina Gastaldi | Italy | 34 | 150 | Employee |
17 | Farida Bte Mohd Taib | Malaysia | 29 | 164 | Housewife |
18 | Edda de Boneta | Mexico | 27 | 185 | Interior Decorator |
19 | Connie Schoutrop | Netherlands | 36 | 175 | Housewife |
20 | Gertrude Skeie* | Norway | 42 | 172 | Book-keeper |
21 | Bong Coo | Philippines | 31 | 189 | Businesswoman |
22 | Lucy Low**** | Singapore | 40 | 185 | League Secretary |
23 | Amparo Guisasola* | Spain | 33 | 178 | House Keeper |
24 | Monika Yderabo | Sweden | 39 | 171 | Housewife |
25 | Heidi Schifferle* | Switzerland | 26 | 180 | Secretary |
26 | Pranee Kitipongpithaya | Thailand | 37 | 108 | Employee |
27 | Sandi Tice | USA | 23 | 191 | Student |
28 | Regina Penaloza* | Venezuela | 39 | 180 | Housewife |
29 | Ursula Eckcart | West Germany | 48 | 180 | Housewife |
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