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| Bowling at the 2017 World Games | |
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| Venue | Sky Tower |
| Dates | 21–24 July 2017 |
| Competitors | 64 from 19 nations |
The Bowling competition at the 2017 World Games took place from July 21 to July 24, in Wrocław in Poland, at the Sky Tower.
Canada (4)
China (2)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Colombia (4)
Denmark (4)
Finland (4)
Germany (4)
Great Britain (2)
Hong Kong (2)
India (2)
Japan (4)
Mexico (4)
Netherlands (2)
Ukraine (2)
Poland (4)
Singapore (4)
South Korea (4)
United States (4)
Venezuela (4)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Cho Young-seon South Korea | Ildemaro Ruiz Venezuela | Tobias Bording Germany |
| Men's doubles | Canada Dan MacLelland François Lavoie | Venezuela Massimiliano Fridegotto Ildemaro Ruiz | Hong Kong Wu Siu Hong Michael Mak |
| Women's singles | Kelly Kulick United States | Clara Guerrero Colombia | Daria Kovalova Ukraine |
| Women's doubles | Colombia Rocio Restrepo Clara Guerrero | United States Kelly Kulick Danielle McEwan | Mexico Sandra Góngora Tannya Lopez |
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