1955 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships
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| Host city | Essen |
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| Country | West Germany |
| Nations | 8 |
| Athletes | 80 |
| Events | 4 |
| Opening | August 30, 1955 |
| Closing | September 5, 1955 |
The 1955 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships was the second edition of the championships and was held in Essen, West Germany, from 30 August to 5 September 1955.
In the men's competition the title was won by East Germany in the team competition and by Eberhard Luther (East Germany) in the individual event. In the women's competition the title was won by East Germany in the team competition and by Francka Erjavec (Yugoslavia) in the individual event. Czechoslovakia entered its first championship and earned a bronze medal in the men's team event.
Participating teams
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Results
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Men - team[edit]The competition was played with 200 throws mixed (100 full, 100 clean). Teams were composed of 6 competitors
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Women - team[edit]The competition was played with 100 throws mixed (50 full, 50 clean). Teams were composed of 6 competitors
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Men - individual[edit]
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Women - individual[edit]
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Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Host nation)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  East Germany (DDR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 West Germany (FRG)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Men
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual | Eberhard Luther East Germany
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Johann Heidvogel Austria
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Gerhard Grohs East Germany
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| Team | East Germany Gerhard Grohs Rudolf Franke Bernd Rumpf Herbert Uhlmann Eberhard Luther Hans Grettner |
Yugoslavia Stanko Hladnik Evgen Kobal Stanko Pogelšek Avgust Likovnik Vlado Martelanc Dujam Smoljanović |
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Hlavnička Jaroslav Kovář Imrich Mihál František Prejsler Štefan Fazika Jaroslav Řezáč |
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual | Franciška Erjavec Yugoslavia
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Anni Küttner East Germany
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Irmgard Handschke East Germany
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| Team | East Germany Hannelore Cebulla Charlotte Zeibig Franziska Heinold Anni Küttner Elisabeth Dornack Irmgard Handschke |
Yugoslavia Ljerka Prezelj Anika Jakovec Ruža Vaštag Jelena Šincek Franciška Erjavec Barbara Bulić |
West Germany Luise Leute Heise Gerda Berndt Eva Jeschawitz Kalb Elisabeth Förster |
References
[edit]- WC Archive on KZS
- WC History on WNBA NBC Archived 2020-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
