1988 Guadalajara, Mexico
Bowler Details
| MEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Ian Bradford** | Australia | 28 | 209 | Manufacturing Planner |
| 2 | Berti Lang | Austria | 44 | 190 | Bank Teller |
| 3 | Samuel Symonette* | Bahamas | 182 | Insurance Agent | |
| 4 | Roger Pieters | Belgium | 39 | 198 | Factory Worker |
| 5 | Dean Lightbourne | Bermuda | 23 | 190 | Customs Broker |
| 6 | Geraldo Couto* | Brazil | 38 | 190 | Dentist |
| 7 | Rod Hull | Canada | 42 | 210 | Centre Manager |
| 8 | Huikang Shi | China | 25 | 207 | Waiter |
| 9 | Gonzalo Penalose | Colombia | 35 | 187 | Accountant |
| 10 | Mario Valverde | Costa Rica | |||
| 11 | Gunner Kristensen | Denmark | 30 | 187 | Storeman |
| 12 | Rolando Sebelen* | Dominican Republic | 48 | 195 | |
| 13 | Tadeo Gomez | El Salvador | 36 | 197 | Commerce |
| 14 | Samuel Silva | Ecuador | |||
| 15 | Paavo Groenmark* | Finland | 44 | 202 | Tradesman |
| 16 | Gerard Macrez | France | 26 | 193 | Bowling Manager |
| 17 | Peter Mayer | Germany | 38 | 192 | Joiner |
| 18 | Graham Botting | Great Britain | 35 | 207 | Glazier |
| 19 | Rolando Conde*** | Guatemala | 49 | 190 | Industry |
| 20 | Patrick Cheng | Hong Kong | 37 | 185 | General Sales Manager |
| 21 | Slamet Riadi | Indonesia | |||
| 22 | Philip Dunne***** | Ireland | 30 | 208 | Labourer |
| 23 | Sergio di Martino* | Italy | 38 | 198 | Manager |
| 24 | Nobuyuki Tanabe | Japan | 44 | 200 | Director |
| 25 | Chung-Hee Yoo*** | Korea | 33 | 203 | Public Officer |
| 26 | Joe Grech | Malta | 37 | 180 | Company Director |
| 27 | Carlos Zellhuber | Mexico | 27 | 198 | Commerce |
| 28 | Erwin Groen | Netherlands | 27 | 193 | Bowling Proprietor |
| 29 | Samir Daou | Netherland Antilles | 17 | 190 | Student |
| 30 | Ron Morgan | New Zealand | 43 | 178 | Pinspotter Technician |
| 31 | Per-Einar Walstad | Norway | 26 | 212 | Sportshop Assistant |
| 32 | Isaac Heres* | Panama | 35 | 191 | Merchant |
| 33 | Paeng Nepomuceno*******++ | Philippines | 31 | 208 | Businessman |
| 34 | Louis Jimenez | Puerto Rico | 17 | 202 | Student |
| 35 | Mansoor Salem* | Qatar | 22 | 201 | Student |
| 36 | Carlos Puiggros*** | Spain | 32 | 196 | Administrator |
| 37 | Peter Sainio | Sweden | 24 | 204 | Technician |
| 38 | Michel Manigley***** | Switzerland | 48 | 200 | Chauffeur |
| 39 | Supote Peerasophon* | Thailand | 41 | 195 | Merchant |
| 40 | Mohammed Khalifa AlQubasi | UAE | 22 | 203 | Oil Company Employee |
| 41 | Roberto Barasano | Uruguay | |||
| 42 | Mark Lewis | USA | 33 | 225 | Manager |
| 43 | Pedro Carreyo* | Venezuela | 28 | 190 | Businessman |
| WOMEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Ruth Guerster**** | Australia | 50 | 200 | Housewife |
| 2 | Christa Kirschbaum**** | Austria | 43 | 180 | Housewife |
| 3 | Jessie Sahagian | Bahamas | 49 | 177 | Legal Secretary |
| 4 | Pat Ming-Albuoy | Bermuda | 48 | 177 | Telephonist |
| 5 | Marilza Yasuoka | Brazil | 34 | 177 | Housewife |
| 6 | Linda Thompson | Canada | 24 | 195 | Receptionist |
| 7 | Shaoqiu Huang | China | 20 | 192 | Waitress |
| 8 | Amparo De Restrepo | Colombia | 35 | Judge | |
| 9 | Lene Pedersen | Denmark | 31 | 188 | Clerk |
| 10 | Marcia Vargas | Ecuador | 40 | 151 | Commerce |
| 11 | Aida Provedor*** | El Salvador | 35 | 188 | Lawyer |
| 12 | Helena Karkkainen | Finland | 40 | 183 | Bank Manager |
| 13 | Nicole Bottechia | France | 41 | 180 | Manager |
| 14 | Ursula Eckert** | Germany | 58 | 182 | Housewife |
| 15 | Gina Wardle | Great Britain | 40 | 188 | Driver |
| 16 | Zussie Machon | Guatemala | 37 | 179 | Commerce |
| 17 | Charlotte Syamsudi | Indonesia | 48 | 187 | Housewife |
| 18 | Tara Tracey | Ireland | 18 | 181 | Commis Chef |
| 19 | Daniela Lana** | Italy | 42 | 185 | Housewife |
| 20 | Reiko Hirahashi | Japan | 38 | 190 | Housewife |
| 21 | Mi-Sun Shin | Korea | 20 | 187 | Employee |
| 22 | Suzanne L Scicluna* | Malta | 22 | 185 | Housewife |
| 23 | Guadalupe de Gongora | Mexico | 31 | 180 | Housewife |
| 24 | Dorette Boelens | Netherlands | 29 | 185 | Clerk |
| 25 | Emily de Jongh | Netherland Antilles | 42 | 172 | Real Estate |
| 26 | Lesley Potter | New Zealand | 45 | 178 | Legal Cashier |
| 27 | Kari Fatland | Norway | 23 | 188 | Microfilm Operator |
| 28 | Brenda de Lacayo | Panama | 37 | 186 | Housewife |
| 29 | Diana Uy Tanlimco | Philippines | 22 | 185 | Student |
| 30 | Ashie Gonzalez**** | Puerto Rico | 44 | 190 | Assistant Centre Manager |
| 31 | Antonia Cerda | Spain | 28 | 185 | Secretary |
| 32 | Helene Johansson | Sweden | 21 | 185 | Bank Clerk |
| 33 | Iris Karakash*** | Switzerland | 37 | 184 | Commercial Services |
| 34 | Luyong Kunaksorn** | Thailand | 39 | 185 | Merchant |
| 35 | Linda Kelly | USA | 39 | 214 | Teacher |
| 36 | Gaby Bigai* | Venezuela | 28 | 190 | Systems Analyst |
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