Wim van der Veen

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Wim van der Veen from the Netherlands, is a Tenpin bowler. He finished in 24th position at the 2006 AMF World Cup [1] and played in the 2006 World Tenpin Masters. [2]

Van der Veen is not related to Auke van der Veen, a Dutch TV host.

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References

  1. "Palermaa goes wire to wire to win Bowling World Cup". bowlkingdigital.com. 11 December 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "World Tenpin Masters 2006". ABF-online.