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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