| | Event type
Individual, Men
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Ro-yal Bol-ling Sen-ta, Seoul |
| Participants | 12 from 12 countries |
Bowling was a demonstration sport for the only time at the 1988 Olympics. There were 12 men competing, who bowled a 10-game qualifying tournament, with the top three qualifiers advancing to a stepladder format to determine the top three places. Qualifying was led by Singapore’s Jack Loke Chin, with 2,435 for the 10 games. In the first stepladder match Korean Kwon Jong-Ryul defeated Finland’s Tapani Peltola, 177-165. Kwon then went on to defeat Loke Chin twice to win the title.
Qualifying Round
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top three qualify for final round. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Pins | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Wong |  SGP | 2,435 | ||
| 2 | Kwon Jong-Ryul |  KOR | 2,333 | ||
| 3 | Tapani Peltola |  FIN | 2,274 | ||
| 4 | Philippe Dubois |  FRA | 2,261 | ||
| 5 | Kanesumi Mori |  JPN | 2,248 | ||
| 6 | Mark Lewis |  USA | 2,237 | ||
| 7 | Luis Valdez |  PUR | 2,209 | ||
| 8 | Cheng Tsung-Cheng |  TPE | 2,165 | ||
| 9 | Walter Costa |  BRA | 2,154 | ||
| 10 | Wolfgang Strupf |  FRG | 2,101 | ||
| 11 | Christer Danielsson |  SWE | 2,084 | ||
| 12 | Marcos Brosens |  ARG | 2,032 |
Final Round
| Date | 18 September 1988 |
|---|---|
| Format | Stepladder format. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Sep | Kwon Jong-Ryul | KOR | 177 – 165 | Tapani Peltola | FIN | |
| Match #2 | 18 Sep | Kwon Jong-Ryul | KOR | 236 – 194 | Jack Wong | SGP | |
| Match #3 | 18 Sep | Kwon Jong-Ryul | KOR | 254 – 223 | Jack Wong | SGP |