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Purpose of the study was to determine physical and physiological characteristics, of elite level bowling players in Turkey. Subjects of the study were 24 males and 9 females who were participated in the “Best Players of Leagues Turkey Bowling Championship” in Konya City. Ages, ages of sport, body weights, body mass indexes, heights, anaerobic powers, body flexibilities, hand-grip, leg strenghts and reaction times of subjects were determined. The statistical analysis of data was done by using SPSS 11.0 statistic program for Windows. In conclusion, pysical and physiological characteristics of bowling players were determined less than those of players in other sports. Bowling is a new and developing sport in Turkey, also, generally it is accepted as a recreative activitiy. So, the study suppose that there may not be certain training habits for bowling in Turkey.