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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 World Games 2017 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 |
Laura Buethner of Germany originally won gold in women's singles. but Buethner tested positive for a banned substance. As a result of the positive doping test, Buethner was stripped of the gold medal. Kelly Kulick, who originally won silver, was awarded the gold medal. Clara Guerrero, who originally won bronze, was awarded the silver medal and Daria Kovalova, originally fourth in the final standings, was awarded the bronze medal. [1]
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