Tomas Leandersson

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Tomas Leandersson of Degerfors, Sweden, is one of the worlds leading Ten-pin bowlers.

He was the 2000 AMF World Cup men's champion, has been elected to the World Bowling Writers (WBW) International Bowling Hall of Fame.

Leandersson cinched election with his thrilling Bowling World Cup victory over Norway's Tore Torgersen in Lisbon, Portugal last October. A member of Team Sweden for more than a decade, Leandersson contributed to that nation's gold-medal efforts in the 1990 Nordic Championships, 1999 FIQ/World Tenpin Bowling Association World Championships, and 1994 World Tenpin Team Cup, among other events. His individual achievements include the men's singles rifle in the 1993 World Games and the 1999 European Championships, and bronze medals in the 1991 FIQ/WTBA World Championships Masters and 1999 All-Events. He finished second in his only previous AMF Bowling World Cup campaign (Johannesburg, South Africa, 1993). Leandersson, a three-time national champion, was also the 1993 World Bowling Writers World Bowler of the Year.