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This page shows the results of the Bowling Competition for men and women at the 1999 Pan American Games , held from July 23 to August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event was included for the fourth time at the Pan American Games.
Having been held at the Games as a demonstration sport in 1983, the sport was given full status by the Pan American Sports Organization Council in 1986.
| RANK | FINAL | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|
 |  Jorge David Romero (COL) | 3,544 |
 |  Michael Mullin (USA) | 3,529 |
 |  Marc Doi (CAN) | 3,518 |
| RANK | FINAL | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|
| | United States • John Gaines • John Eiss • Tony Manna Jr. • Michael Mullin | 14,798 |
| | Canada • Mathieu Chouinard • Marc Doi • Jean Sébastian Lessard • Alan Tone | 14,354 |
| |  Mexico • Daniel Falconi • Roberto Silva • Victor de la Fuente • Ernesto Avila | 14,157 |
| RANK | FINAL | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|
| | Janette Piesczynski (USA) | 3,328 |
| |  Alicia Marcano (VEN) | 3,327 |
| | Jennifer Willis (CAN) | 3,282 |
| RANK | FINAL | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|
| | United States • Tennelle Grijalva • Debbie Kuhn • Kelly Kulick • Janette Piesczynski | 13,816 |
| | Colombia • Paola Gómez • Maria Salazar • Clara Guerrero • Sara Vargas | 13,516 |
| | Mexico • Leticia Ituarte • María Martínez • Gloria Ortega • Veronica Hernández | 13,514 |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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