| Event: | Bowling |
| Games: | 1986 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Dong Seoul Grand Bowling Center |
| Dates: | 26 September – 1 October 1986 |
| Prev: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1994 |
Bowling took place for the men's and women's individual, doubles, trios, and team events at the 1986 Asian Games in Dong Seoul Grand Bowling Center, Seoul, South Korea from September 26 to October 1.
| Singles | ||||
| Doubles | Kengo Tagata Hiroshi Ishihara | Delfin Garcia Jorge Fernandez | Montri Setvipisinee Surachai Kasemsiriroj | |
| Trios | Masami Hirai Kengo Tagata Hiroshi Ishihara | Mike Wee Jansen Chan Ronnie Ng | Allan Lee Stanley Tai Edward Lim | |
| Team of 5 | valign=top | Montri Setvipisinee Sinchai Khluabkaew Saravut Maneerat Surachai Kasemsiriroj Supote Peerasophon | Masami Hirai Takashi Shino Sasagu Tokashiki Kengo Tagata Hiroshi Ishihara Kosaku Tatemoto | Cho Kwang-myung Byun Yong-hwan Baek Hung-kee Yoo Chung-hee Suh Bom-sok Huh Jung-chul |
| All-events | ||||
| Masters |
| Singles | ||||
| Doubles | Kumiko Inatsu Yoshiko Ichiba | Atsuko Asai Mayumi Hayashi | Bong Coo Arianne Cerdeña | |
| Trios | Kumiko Inatsu Kyoko Yamaguchi Yoshiko Ichiba | Sudsomying Sukkasung Wannasiri Duangdee Anantita Hongsophon | Sri Mulyani Ruzgar Fenny Tjahjo Charlotte Sjamsuddin | |
| Team of 5 | valign=top | Bong Coo Catalina Solis Rebecca Watanabe Arianne Cerdeña Cecilia Gaffud | Kumiko Inatsu Kyoko Yamaguchi Atsuko Asai Mayumi Hayashi Yoshiko Ichiba Yoshiko Sakamaru | Lee Ji-yeon Sun Yeon-suk Lee Sang-jin Kim Hee-sook Yang Ae-suk Choi Myung-ji |
| All-events | ||||
| Masters |