Donna Adamek
Donna Adamek (born February 1, 1957 in Duarte, California is an American tenpin bowler who was named WIBC Bowler of the Year four times (1978–1981). She competed nationally on the PWBA Tour.
Adamek grew up in Monrovia, California, about 14 miles northeast of Los Angeles with her parents and her three older siblings.
Career
Adamek started bowling at a very young age. Her parents recount that she was beating the adult bowlers at age 10 - and even rolled a 200 in the fourth game she ever bowled. In 1975, Adamek received the Alberta E. Crowe Star of Tomorrow Award for being the top junior bowler. This success inspired her to turn professional. By 1976, after dropping out of California State University at age 19, she joined the professional circuit. Though naturally left-handed, Adamek bowls right-handed.
Nicknamed "The Mighty Mite", as she was just five feet, two inches tall and 125 pounds, Adamek dominated women's bowling between 1978 and 1981. She has won 19 professional *les in her 16-year career as a professional. Among those wins were the WIBC Queens *le in 1979 and 1980, two U.S. Opens, and the Sam's Town Invitational in 1988. Adamek is a member of the PWBA and WIBC (now USBC) Halls of Fame.
References
External links
- Hall of Fame biography at bowl.com
- Hickok Sports Biography