| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sylvia Wene Martin |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 1930 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowling |
Sylvia Wene (born 1930), also known as Sylvia Wene Martin, is an American former bowler.[1]
Wene is Jewish, and was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3][4][5]
She was the first woman to bowl three sanctioned 300 games (on March 28, 1951, at the December 11, 1959, finals of the World Invitational Match Game Tournament—the first time a woman scored 300 in match game competition), and on January 8, 1960, qualifying for the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America All-State Tournament.[1][2]
Wene won the BPAA Individual Match Game Title in 1955 and 1960.[1] She was named Woman Bowler of the Year by the Bowling Writers Association of America in those two years. She had the All-time High League Average of 206 from 1952 to 1955; 14 three-game "700" series (six in one year); and was a member of the All-America teams in 1955 and from 1959 to 1962.[1][2]
She was elected to the Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame in 1966.[1] She was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, and the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.[2]