1981 New York, USA
Bowler Details
| MEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Chris Batson** | Australia | 31 | 203 | Proshop Operator |
| 2 | Johann Riegler | Austria | 30 | 180 | Road Worker |
| 3 | Glenroy Saunders | Bahamas | 38 | 177 | Locksmith |
| 4 | Mahdi Bushri | Bahrain | 32 | 180 | Businessman |
| 5 | Roger Moraux | Belgium | 33 | 185 | Employee |
| 6 | Ronnie Dears | Bermuda | 47 | 191 | Superintendent |
| 7 | Fernando Luis Cisneros | Brazil | |||
| 8 | Randy Kostenuk | Canada | 27 | 198 | Railway Supervisor |
| 9 | Jose J Aguirre | Chile | 39 | 198 | Farmer |
| 10 | Jorge Hernan Echeverry | Colombia | 21 | 195 | Employee |
| 11 | Michael Kloster | Denmark | 23 | 196 | Storeman |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | ||||
| 13 | Asemelash Berhane | Ethiopia | 30 | 200 | Photographer |
| 14 | Kari Lindholm | Finland | 35 | 188 | Salesman |
| 15 | Francis Escaliere | France | 33 | 190 | Airline Mechanic |
| 16 | Roger Peatree | Great Britain | 34 | 186 | Printer |
| 17 | Alexandros Tzounis | Greece | 22 | 183 | Student |
| 18 | Jose Mariano Arzu*** | Guatemala | 36 | 195 | Accountant |
| 19 | K C Seto | Hong Kong | 34 | 190 | Sales Manager |
| 20 | Andy Purnomo* | Indonesia | 33 | 184 | Trader |
| 21 | Tom Cafolla | Ireland | 39 | 191 | Business Proprietor |
| 22 | Meo Caffa | Italy | 40 | 198 | Tradesman |
| 23 | Kei Gamo | Japan | 28 | 200 | Car Technician |
| 24 | Y H Byun | Korea | 27 | 186 | Company Staff |
| 25 | Albert Phoon | Malaysia | 30 | 178 | Painter |
| 26 | John Vella* | Malta | 31 | 185 | Clerk |
| 27 | Alfonso Rodriguez** | Mexico | 30 | 195 | Businessman |
| 28 | Jaap Leyssenaar | Netherlands | 31 | 183 | Software Manager |
| 29 | Jos DeVries | Netherlands Antilles | 65 | 187 | Businessman |
| 30 | Reidar Kindervag | Norway | 39 | 185 | Construction |
| 31 | Jorge de la Guardia*** | Panama | 37 | 200 | Sports Director |
| 32 | Manny Magno | Philippines | 28 | 191 | Bowling Centre Manager |
| 33 | Eddie Garofalo* | Puerto Rico | 36 | 209 | Government Casino Inspector |
| 34 | Saif Al-Murikhi | Qatar | 25 | 181 | Student |
| 35 | Ronnie Ng | Singapore | 28 | 192 | Supervisor |
| 36 | Angel Rubio | Spain | 44 | 186 | Taxi Driver |
| 37 | Per Olof Andersson | Sweden | 30 | 208 | Manager |
| 38 | Guido Thuering | Switzerland | 45 | 189 | Driver |
| 39 | Minalai Kasem* | Thailand | 38 | 201 | Bowling Centre Manager |
| 40 | Robert Worrall* | USA | 24 | 201 | Student |
| 41 | Hector Papper* | Venezuela | 37 | 200 | Businessman |
| 42 | Wolfgang Kunz | West Germany | 45 | 195 | Business Manager |
| 43 | Berislav Atunovic* | Yugoslavia | 36 | 187 | Cook |
| WOMEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Jan Procter | Australia | 39 | 192 | Manager |
| 2 | Christine Felcmann | Austria | 30 | 170 | Data Typist |
| 3 | Rosie Saunders* | Bahamas | 39 | 174 | Secretary |
| 4 | Ann Kenzeler | Belgium | 36 | 184 | Bowling Centre Manager |
| 5 | Rosesheene Ottley | Bermuda | 38 | 181 | Secretary |
| 6 | Judy Peterson | Canada | 39 | 172 | Registered Nurse |
| 7 | Aurora Venegas | Chile | 43 | 167 | Teacher |
| 8 | Rocio Munera | Colombia | 38 | 179 | Housewife |
| 9 | Anne Rath | Denmark | 24 | 184 | Student |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | ||||
| 11 | Sirkka Sillanpaepae | Finland | 47 | 181 | Secretary |
| 12 | Daniele Noyon | France | 36 | 179 | Housewife |
| 13 | Pauline Smith | Great Britain | 25 | 195 | Secretary |
| 14 | Nohemy De Chargorodsky* | Guatemala | 40 | 184 | Office Assistant |
| 15 | Vivien Fung* | Hong Kong | 39 | 180 | Housewife |
| 16 | Yeyet Hasan | Indonesia | 24 | 180 | Student |
| 17 | Miriam Dempsey | Ireland | 37 | 188 | Bookkeeper |
| 18 | Coletta Marcuzzo | Italy | 23 | 179 | Employee |
| 19 | Miyuki Motoi* | Japan | 40 | 191 | Housewife |
| 20 | Shirley Chow** | Malaysia | 34 | 180 | Cashier |
| 21 | America Escamillia | Mexico | 36 | 170 | Housewife |
| 22 | Bets Van Ekeren | Netherlands | 39 | 178 | Housewife |
| 23 | Corrie Knetsch | Netherlands Antilles | 46 | 172 | Housewife |
| 24 | Bodil Klemetsen | Norway | 36 | 165 | Housewife |
| 25 | Edissa Andrade | Panama | 20 | 175 | Student |
| 26 | Bong Coo*+ | Philippines | 33 | 192 | Assistant Sports Director |
| 27 | Susie Thon | Puerto Rico | 41 | 175 | Salesperson |
| 28 | Ruby Chang* | Singapore | 43 | 176 | Housewife |
| 29 | Rosadelia Garcia | Spain | 28 | 170 | Housewife |
| 30 | Anna Greta Johansson | Sweden | 34 | 172 | Housewife |
| 31 | Sylvianne Graff | Switzerland | 35 | 180 | Secretary |
| 32 | Luyong Kunaksorn* | Thailand | 32 | 188 | Clerk |
| 33 | Michele Citro | USA | 21 | 178 | Student |
| 34 | Gerardy Pappe | Venezuela | 35 | 185 | Executive Secretary |
| 35 | Anne Dore Haefker | West Germany | 36 | 181 | Secretary |
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