Bowling has been part of all World Games. The games include the disciplines Nine-pin bowling and Ten-pin bowling.
| 2005 Duisburg | Elgin Justen Holger Mayer | Marcelline Della Modesta Steve Blasen | Maria Berends Guus Maes |
| 1981 Santa Clara | ||||
| 1985 London | ||||
| 1989 Karlsruhe | ||||
| 1993 The Hague | ||||
| 1997 Lahti | ||||
| 2001 Akita | ||||
| 2005 Duisburg | ||||
| 2009 Kaohsiung | ||||
| 2013 Cali | ||||
| 2017 Wroclaw | ||||
| 2022 Birmingham |
| 2017 Wroclaw | François Lavoie Dan MacLelland | Massimiliano Fridegotto Ildemaro Ruiz | Wu Siu Hong Michael Mak | |
| 2022 Birmingham | Jesper Agerbo Dan Östergaard-Poulsen | Graham Fach Darren Alexander | Kim Dong-hyeon Park Dong-hyun |
| 1985 London |
| 1981 Santa Clara | ||||
| 1985 London | ||||
| 1989 Karlsruhe | ||||
| 1993 The Hague | ||||
| 1997 Lahti | ||||
| 2001 Akita | ||||
| 2005 Duisburg | ||||
| 2009 Kaohsiung | ||||
| 2013 Cali | ||||
| 2017 Wroclaw | ||||
| 2022 Birmingham |
In 2017, Laura Buethner of Germany originally won gold in women's singles. In a competition doping test after the medal ceremony, Buethner tested positive for a banned substance. As a result of the positive doping test, Buethner was stripped of the gold medal. Kelly Kulick, who originally won silver, was awarded the gold medal. Clara Guerrero, who originally won bronze, was awarded the silver medal and Daria Kovalova, originally fourth in the final standings, was awarded the bronze medal.[1]
| 2017 Wroclaw | Clara Guerrero Rocio Restrepo | Kelly Kulick Danielle McEwan | ||
| 2022 Birmingham | Mika Guldbaek Mai Ginge Jensen | Shannon O'Keefe Julia Bond | Li Jane Sin Natasha Mohamed Roslan |
| 1985 London |
| 1981 Santa Clara | Ruth Guerster Chris Batson | Ari Leppala Mikko Kaartinen | ||
| 1985 London | Nora Haveneers Dominique De Nolf | Gisela Lins Utz Dehler | Bong Coo Rene Reyes | |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Ma Ying-Chieh Huang Yuen-Yue | Arianne Cerdeña Jorge Fernández | Michaela Viol Wolfgang Strupf | |
| 1993 The Hague | Pauliina Aalto Mika Koivuniemi | Åsa Larsson Tomas Leandersson | ||
| 1997 Lahti | Sharon Low Daniel Lim | Cara Honeychurch Andrew Frawley | ||
| 2001 Akita | Kirsten Penny Steven Thornton | Tanya Petty Tobias Gäbler | ||
| 2005 Duisburg | Isabelle Saldjian François Sacco | Shalin Zulkifli Zulmazran Zulkifli | ||
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Gye Min-Young Kong Byoung-Hee | Angie Ramírez Manuel Otalora | Zatil Iman Abdul Ghani Adrian Ang | |
| 2013 Cali | Kelly Kulick Mike Fagan | Lynne Gauthier Dan MacLelland | Sandra Góngora Alejandro Cruz |