World Tenpin Bowling Championships—women

year singles pairs triples fours fives*

1963 H. Shablis (U.S.) United States Mexico United States

1967 H. Weston (U.S.) Mexico Finland Finland

1971 A. Gonzalez (P.R.) Japan United States United States

1975 A. Haefker (W.Ger.) Sweden Japan Japan

1979** L. de la Rosa (Phil.) The Philippines United States United States

1983 L. Sulkanen (Swed.) Denmark West Germany Sweden

1987 E. Piccini (Mex.) United States United States United States

1991 M. Beckel (Ger.) Japan Canada South Korea

1995 D. Ship (Can.) Thailand Australia Finland

1999 K. Kulick (U.S.) Australia South Korea South Korea

2003 Z. Glover (Eng.) England Philippines Malaysia

2005 E. Cheah (Malay.) Germany Taiwan Taiwan

2007 S. O'Keefe (U.S.) South Korea Sweden Malaysia

*In 1963 this event was played as a four-woman team, European style (either the entire game on one lane or half of game on one lane, balance on accompanying lane).

**In 1979 fours were discontinued altogether and triples were introduced.