Ten-pin bowling at the Commonwealth Games

Ten-pin bowling at the Commonwealth Games was held just once at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ^{[1] [2]} The sport was introduced for the Games because it was very popular in Malaysia and parts of Asia. ^[3] However the sport was dropped four years later and has not returned.

Editions

Games	Year	Host city	Host country	Best nation
XVI	1998	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Australia

All-time medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	3	1	1	5
2	Malaysia	2	1	1	4
3	Canada	0	1	2	3
4	England	0	1	1	2
5	Bermuda	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		5	5	5	15

References

1. "New sports Introduced to Commonwealth Games" . St. Andrews Citizen. 17 July 1998. p. 37. Retrieved 5 March 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Commonwealth Games sport index". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
3. "Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress vision and mission". Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress. Retrieved 5 March 2026.