1959 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships

The 1959 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships was the fourth edition of the championships and was held in Bautzen, East Germany, from 22 to 27 September 1959.

4th World Ninepin Bowling Classic
Championships
Host cityBautzen
CountryEast Germany
Nations9
Athletes98
Events4
OpeningSeptember 22, 1959 (1959-09-22)
ClosingSeptember 27, 1959 (1959-09-27)

In the men's competition the title was won by Yugoslavia in the team competition and by Eberhard Luther (East Germany) in the individual event. In the women's competition the title was won by East Germany in the team competition and by Hilde Beljan (East Germany) in the individual event.

Participating teams edit

Results edit

Medal summary edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Host nation)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  East Germany (DDR)*3014
2  Yugoslavia (YUG)1113
3  Hungary (HUN)0314
4  Austria (AUT)0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Eberhard Luther
  East Germany
Dujan Smoljanović
  Yugoslavia
Vladimir Martelanc
  Yugoslavia
Team   Yugoslavia
Vladimir Martelanc
Rajko Starc
Mate Buneta
Miroslav Steržaj
Leon Grom
Dujam Smoljanović
  Hungary
Gyula Várfalvi
József Rákos
György Gyebrovszky
János Brachmann
Mátyás Balogh
József Szabó
  East Germany
Erhard Schulze
Gerhard Grohs
Otto Dietz
Herbert Uhlmann
Horst Bräutigam
Eberhard Luther

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual Hilde Beljan
  East Germany
Gézáné Ballagó
  Hungary
Györgyné Soos
  Hungary
Team   East Germany
Hannelore Cebulla
Elisabeth Bannert
Liane Lohse
Edith Balcke
Hilde Beljan
Gera Bamberg
  Hungary
Györgyné Soos
Jenőné Vajda
Gézáné Ballagó
Gyuláné Schrett
Erzsébet Kuzma
Sándorné Wenzel
  Austria
Hedwig Biedermann
Stefanie Kriha
Wilhelmine Hensel
Maria Schmoranzer
Margarete Wallner
Rosa Kesselgruber

References edit