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| Host city | Vienna |
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| Country | Austria |
| Nations | 9 |
| Athletes | 89 |
| Events | 4 |
| Opening | June 9, 1957 (1957-06-09) |
| Closing | June 14, 1957 (1957-06-14) |
| ← 1955 Essen1959 Bautzen → | |
The 1957 World Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships was the third edition of the championships and was held in Vienna, Austria, from 9 to 14 June 1957.
In the men's competition the title was won by Yugoslavia in the team competition and by Ion Micoroiu (Romania) in the individual event. In the women's competition the title was won by Austria in the team competition and by Gertrude Schmidka (Austria) in the individual event. Hungary and Romania entered its first championship.
Participating teams
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Women
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Results
Men - teamThe competition was played with 200 throws mixed (100 full, 100 clean). Teams were composed of 6 competitors
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Women - teamThe competition was played with 100 throws mixed (50 full, 50 clean). Teams were composed of 6 competitors
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Men - individual
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Women - individual
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Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Host nation)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Austria (AUT)* | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 East Germany (DDR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual | Ion Micoroiu Romania
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František Prejsler Czechoslovakia
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Jaroslav Šimůnek Czechoslovakia
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| Team | Yugoslavia Vladimir Martelanc Leon Grom Avgust Likovnik Rajko Starc Dujam Smoljanović Stanislav Pogelšek |
Hungary Alajos Escher János Brachmann György Gyebrovszky István Bubori Jenő Révész József Szabó |
East Germany Gerhard Grohs Rudolf Franke Bernd Rumpf Herbert Uhlmann Eberhard Luther Hans Grettner |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual | Gertrude Schmidka Austria
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Zita Pipinić Yugoslavia
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Hermine Biedermann Austria
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| Team | Austria Wilhelmine Hensel Franziska Haydn Rosa Kesselgruber Maria Schmoranzer Steffi Kriha Hedwig Biedermann |
East Germany Hannelore Cebulla Susi Herchert Elisabeth Bannert Charlote Zeibig Edith Schulze Elisabeth Dornack |
Hungary Anna Oláh Anna Vojna Józsefiné Kiss Anna Huzián Gyuláné Schrett Emma Molnár |
References
- WC Archive on KZS
- WC History on WNBA NBC Archived 2020-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
