Sport

Ten-Pin Bowling

Precision Sports

Ten-pin bowling is a precision sport in which players roll a ball down a wooden or synthetic lane to knock down ten pins arranged in a triangular formation, with score determined by pins knocked down across a set number of frames. The modern standardized form developed in the United States in the early 20th century, building on older bowling and skittles traditions brought by European immigrants. The sport is governed internationally by the World Bowling federation and, while it has been a demonstration event at past Olympics, is not part of the standard Olympic program.

Facts

Originating Region

United States 1

International Governing Body

World Bowling 1

Contact Level

Non-Contact 2

Partially Attested

Origin Year

1820 1

Source gives the earliest documented newspaper reference to the term, not a confirmed invention date.

Classification

Olympic Programme Status

Demonstration Sport (Historical) 1

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IBF World Cup

Source IBF World Cup (Wikipedia)

PBA Tour

Source PBA Tour (Wikipedia)

PWBA Tour

Source Professional Women's Bowling Association (Wikipedia)

World Tenpin Bowling Championships

Source World Tenpin Bowling Championships (Wikipedia)

Governed By

International Bowling Federation

Source International Bowling Federation (Wikipedia)

Professional Bowlers Association

Source Professional Bowlers Association (Wikipedia)

Played By

Thomas Larsen

Source Thomas Larsen (bowler) (Wikipedia)

Tim Criss

Source Tim Criss (Wikipedia)

Timo Alho

Source Timo Alho (Finnish Wikipedia)

Tito Sotto

Source Tito Sotto (Wikipedia)

Tom Crites

Source Tom Crites (Wikipedia)

Tom Daugherty

Source Tom Daugherty (Wikipedia)

Tom Hahl

Source Tom Hahl (Wikipedia)

Tom Hess

Source Tom Hess (Wikipedia)

Tomas Käyhkö

Source Tomas Käyhkö (Wikipedia)

Tomas Leandersson

Source Tomas Leandersson (Wikipedia)

Tommy Hudson

Source Tommy Hudson (bowler) (Wikipedia)

Tommy Jones

Source Tommy Jones (bowler) (Wikipedia)

Tore Torgersen

Source Tore Torgersen (Wikipedia)

Väinö Sigell

Source Väinö Sigell (Finnish Wikipedia)

Verity Crawley

Source Verity Crawley (Wikipedia)

Walter Ray Williams Jr.

Wayne Zahn

Source Wayne Zahn (Wikipedia)

Wes Malott

Source Wes Malott (Wikipedia)

William V. Thompson

Source William V. Thompson (Wikipedia)

Wim van der Veen

Source Wim van der Veen (Wikipedia)

Yūka Sasaki

Source Yūka Sasaki (Wikipedia)

Yūki Akiyoshi

Source Yūki Akiyoshi (Wikipedia)

Zara Glover

Source Zara Glover (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Ten-pin bowling, Wikipedia

International section
World Bowling (WB) was formed in 2014 from component organizations of the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ, International Federation of Bowlers), which in 1952 developed from the International Bowling Association (IBA) which began operations in 1926.
Early history section
U.S. newspapers referred to "ten pin alleys" at least as early as 1820 (also later in the 1820s and in the 1830s ).
Tournaments section
Though ten-pin bowling has not progressed beyond a demonstration sport at the Olympic Games, international games modeled after the Olympics (awarding medals) do include the sport, including the World Games (governed by the International World Games Association), the Asian Games (governed by the Olympic Council of Asia, OCA) and the Pan American Games (governed by the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO). The Maccabiah Games (governed by the Israeli Bowling Federation, IBF, with events played according to WTBA-ETBF rules) host ten-pin tournaments as medal events.

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