1996 Belfast, Northen Ireland
Bowler Details
| MEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Pedro Luis Merani | Argentina | 39 | 197 | Contractor |
| 2 | Carl Bottomley | Australia | 27 | 200 | Administrative Service Officer |
| 3 | Christian Broinger | Austria | 36 | 193 | Truck Driver |
| 4 | Janahi Mohamed | Bahrain | 18 | 202 | Student |
| 5 | Gery Verbruggen** | Belgium | 30 | 206 | Barkeeper |
| 6 | Hikari Kato Jr | Brazil | 17 | 193 | Student |
| 7 | Mohamad Shahwall | Brunei | 26 | Technician | |
| 8 | Rod Hull* | Canada | 50 | 210 | Sales Representative |
| 9 | Chun-Lin Tsai* | Chinese Taipei | 38 | 205 | Merchant |
| 10 | David Romero* | Colombia | |||
| 11 | Andres Fallas Padilla | Costa Rica | 23 | 205 | Law Student |
| 12 | Franjo Katalenic* | Croatia | 66 | 199 | |
| 13 | Takis Apostolou* | Cyprus | |||
| 14 | Ole Henriksen | Denmark | 37 | 189 | Carpenter |
| 15 | Rolando Sebelen*** | Dominican Republic | |||
| 16 | Tadeo Gomez** | El Salvador | |||
| 17 | Ahmed Khattab | Egypt | |||
| 18 | Ron Oldfield | England | 55 | 205 | Production Fitter |
| 19 | Belay Habtom | Ethiopia | 30 | 203 | Public Servant |
| 20 | Olli Hossi* | Finland | 31 | 211 | Materials Manager |
| 21 | Christophe Currit | France | 30 | 199 | Student |
| 22 | Achim Grabowski** | Germany | |||
| 23 | Dimitrios Karetsos | Greece | 36 | Employed | |
| 24 | Donald Shaw* | Guatemala | 35 | Salesman | |
| 25 | Andy Chan | Hong Kong | 38 | 200 | Merchant |
| 26 | Torok Laszlo | Hungary | 46 | 185 | Business Consultant |
| 27 | Jon Helgi | Iceland | 28 | 190 | Mechanic |
| 28 | Ramesh Chandak* | India | |||
| 29 | David Paruhun Sitorus | Indonesia | 36 | 200 | Athlete |
| 30 | Philip Dunne******** | Ireland | 38 | 215 | Courier |
| 31 | Stephen Taylor | Isle of Man | 35 | 186 | Social Worker |
| 32 | Rami Koren | Israel | 33 | 195 | Dental Technician |
| 33 | Giuliano Bulegato* | Italy | 41 | 194 | Proprietor |
| 34 | Tsuneo Hamada* | Japan | 45 | 217 | Manager |
| 35 | Tony Wiseman | Jersey | 41 | 190 | Property Consultant |
| 36 | Young Su Park | Korea | 30 | 200 | Employed |
| 37 | Mohammed Darwish* | Kuwait | 33 | 199 | Teacher |
| 38 | Haroldas Nevidauskas | Lithuania | 17 | Student | |
| 39 | Jean Von Agris | Luxembourg | 41 | 179 | Book-Keeper |
| 40 | Kenny Ang | Malaysia | 43 | Businessman | |
| 41 | Vijay Balani** | Malta | 42 | 193 | Merchant |
| 42 | Thierry Chretien | Martinique | 29 | 208 | Animator |
| 43 | Gustavo Jiminez* | Mexico | 37 | 200 | Trader |
| 44 | Patrick Leroy | Morocco | 39 | 176 | General Manager |
| 45 | Michael Sassen | Netherlands | 19 | 221 | Student |
| 46 | Serge Pfeiffer* | New Caledonia | 44 | 180 | Hairdresser |
| 47 | Kevin Kebblewhite | New Zealand | 40 | Cabinet Maker | |
| 48 | Kevin Horton | Northern Ireland | 36 | 203 | Civil Servant |
| 49 | Per Kristian Eide | Norway | 26 | 203 | Salesman |
| 50 | Isaac Heres**** | Panama | 43 | 210 | Merchant |
| 51 | Benigno Villa* | Paraguay | 38 | 192 | Publicity |
| 52 | Paeng Nepomuceno**************+++ | Philippines | 39 | 210 | Businessman |
| 53 | Vidaul Batista* | Portugal | 45 | 191 | Businessman |
| 54 | Frankie Colon | Puerto Rico | 22 | 201 | Assistant Proshop Manager |
| 55 | Khalid Mohamed Al-Sada | Qatar | 24 | 198 | Employee |
| 56 | Bosguero Norbert | Reunion | |||
| 57 | Yaseer Abureesh | Saudi Arabia | 29 | 195 | Communications |
| 58 | Robert Birnie | Scotland | 41 | 204 | Dentist |
| 59 | Sam Goh* | Singapore | 38 | 205 | Businessman |
| 60 | Paul Pisecny* | South Africa | 49 | 205 | Proshop Owner |
| 61 | Lluis Montfort | Spain | 19 | 205 | Student |
| 62 | Tomas Leandersson* | Sweden | 30 | Bowling Centre Manager | |
| 63 | Luciano Fiorani*** | Switzerland | 58 | 196 | Mechanic |
| 64 | Terdporn Manophaiboon | Thailand | |||
| 65 | Sultan Al Marzooqi | UAE | 24 | Employed | |
| 66 | Andrew Hylen | USA | 30 | 214 | Self-Employed |
| 67 | Marin Tranier* | Vanuatu | 30 | 173 | Merchant |
| 68 | Joaquim Ricardo Cifuentis | Venezuela | 35 | 194 | Administrator |
| 69 | Alan Parker | Wales | 48 | 194 | Supervisor |
| 70 | Nedeljko Glavas | Yugoslavia | 54 | 185 | Machine Operator |
| WOMEN | BOWLERS | COUNTRY | AGE | AVERAGE | OCCUPATION |
| 1 | Maria Otero* | Argentina | 31 | 177 | |
| 2 | Cara Honeychurch* | Australia | 24 | 210 | Treasurer/Credit Analyst |
| 3 | Doris Szvasztics | Austria | 30 | 190 | Self-Employed |
| 4 | Maria Janesen | Belgium | 41 | 183 | Secretary |
| 5 | Teresa Cristina Muelas* | Brazil | 47 | 190 | Lawyer |
| 6 | Karen Collura*** | Canada | 29 | 195 | Clerk |
| 7 | Su-Fen Tseng | Chinese Taipei | 22 | 195 | Housekeeper |
| 8 | Paola Gomez | Colombia | |||
| 9 | Jessica Atan Chan* | Costa Rica | 24 | 195 | Pharmaceutical Doctor |
| 10 | Irene Petallides | Cyprus | |||
| 11 | Iben Tchu* | Denmark | 23 | 189 | Sales Assistant |
| 12 | Shereen El Ghouhary | Egypt | |||
| 13 | Aida Granillo******* | El Salvador | 42 | 190 | Lawyer |
| 14 | Gemma Burden*+ | England | 18 | 196 | Sales Assistant |
| 15 | Rita de Franco** | Ethiopia | 44 | 175 | Clerk |
| 16 | Pauliina Aalto* | Finland | 28 | 200 | |
| 17 | Caroli Nadine | France | 30 | 182 | Commercial Assistant |
| 18 | Martina Beckel****+ | Germany | 37 | 200 | Banker |
| 19 | Alexandra Zorba | Greece | 36 | Business | |
| 20 | Lisdette Castillo | Guatemala | 51 | 175 | Housewife |
| 21 | Angela Lau | Hong Kong | 35 | 185 | Advertising |
| 22 | Maria Toth* | Hungary | 29 | 170 | Administrator |
| 23 | Poppy Tambis*** | Indonesia | 47 | 200 | Housewife |
| 24 | Marcia Goldwater | Ireland | 18 | 194 | Sales Assistant |
| 25 | Marian Scott | Isle of Man | 46 | 170 | Accounts Clerk |
| 26 | Ida Pardo | Israel | 42 | 165 | |
| 27 | Gianna di Giallorenzo | Italy | 51 | 174 | Employed |
| 28 | Keiko Shibasaki | Japan | 19 | 187 | Housekeeper |
| 29 | Caroline Hermon Rees* | Jersey | 31 | 170 | Housekeeper |
| 30 | Seong Hee Kim | Korea | 23 | 195 | Student |
| 31 | Davia Linauskaite | Lithuania | 26 | Student | |
| 32 | Shalin Zulkifli | Malaysia | 18 | 198 | Student |
| 33 | Doris Camilleri**** | Malta | 45 | 185 | Housewife |
| 34 | Marika Parent** | Martinique | 23 | 175 | Director |
| 35 | Georgina Serratos | Mexico | 48 | 206 | Employee Univ Guadalajara |
| 36 | Annemiek van den Boogart* | Netherlands | 30 | 196 | Housewife |
| 37 | Koia Shannon* | New Zealand | 44 | Housewife | |
| 38 | Christine Robinson | Northern Ireland | 41 | 178 | School Teacher |
| 39 | Anne-Berit Nordskag | Norway | 38 | 178 | Officer |
| 40 | Nereyida Mock | Panama | 38 | 190 | Architect |
| 41 | Bong Coo***+ | Philippines | 48 | 197 | Businesswoman |
| 42 | Ewa Swiatek | Poland | 27 | ||
| 43 | Rosa Maria Lopes* | Portugal | 47 | Secretary | |
| 44 | Ashie Gonzalez****** | Puerto Rico | 52 | 190 | Saleswoman |
| 45 | Dominique Merlo* | Reunion | |||
| 46 | Katherine Lee | Singapore | 22 | 185 | Sales Executive |
| 47 | Lisa Paluzzi | South Africa | 24 | 195 | Tournament Co-ordinator |
| 48 | Sandra Torrents | Spain | 25 | 187 | Baker |
| 49 | Eva Jonsson | Sweden | 26 | 199 | Hairdresser |
| 50 | Iris Karakash***** | Switzerland | 45 | 190 | Business Analyst |
| 51 | Phetchara Kaewsuk | Thailand | 34 | ||
| 52 | Lynda Norry | USA | 29 | 220 | |
| 53 | Mirella Trasolini | Venezuela | 40 | 190 | Housewife |
| 54 | Tricia Outrim | Wales | 46 | 185 | Personnel Manager |
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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.