Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

11.27
Bowling
The bowling competitions drew 24
athletes from 21 countries, including
12 male and 12 female players, and
were concluded in one day, on
September 18.
Bowling was adopted as an exhibition
sport at the Seoul Olympic Games for
the first time.
In the men's Masters, Kwon Jong-ryul
of the Republic of Korea captured the
gold, and in the women's Masters,
Arianne Cerdena of the Philippines
took home the gold.
11.27.1
Competition
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Preparations
The IOC Executive Board adopted
bowling as an exhibition sport in
January 1986, and the SLOOC created
a bowling competition operation section
in its secretariat in November
1987. The Bowling Operations was
activated in March 1988; the organizational
hierarchy of the operations
included the commissioner, secretarygeneral,
one director, two managers
and nine officers. The operation headquarters
moved its offices to the Royal
Bowling Center, (the venue), on June
24 shortly thereafter it completed its
staffing, comprised of 137, including
staff members of the SLOOC, volunteers,
91 support personnel 55
specialized personnel and one temporary
employee. A general rehearsal
was held on September 9.
The Royal Bowling Center, with 24
lanes (Brunswick 2,000 A-2), is located
about 20 kilometers from the Olympic
Village; no training site was designated
separately.
According to the specifications set
forth by the International Bowling
Federation, 91 unit of 24 items, including
50 sets of pins, were secured to
stage the competitions, while some
implements used for the Seoul Asian
Games were also used.
11.27.2
Conduct of the Competitions
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In the morning preliminaries, 12 competitors
each for the men's and
women's events competed in an 11game
full league. In the afternoon
finals, the first three placers in the full
league contested for first place under
a ladder-method of competition.
Three members of the IBF officiated
the competitions as referees.
In the men's event, Kwon Jong-ryul of
the Republic of Korea, who placed
second in the preliminary, edged
Singapore's Loke Chin to capture the
gold, and the third place went to
Peltola of Finland.
In the women's event, Arianne Cerdena
of the Philippines, who placed first in
the preliminary, finished first again,
followed by Asai Atsuko of Japan in
second place, and Annikki Maattola of
Finland in third place.
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102. The Korean men's team plays
badminton, an exhibition sport at the
Seoul Games; the Korean team finished
fifth with 3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
103. Bowling was a demonstration sport
in 1988; a single day of competition was
held at the Royal Bowling Center in Seoul.