&sq=&lang=&file=File:Billiards_player_Thelma_Carpenter_in_1933.jpg) Carpenter in 1933 | |
| Born | 4 December 1911 |
|---|---|
| Died | 1998 (aged 86) |
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 1934–1950 |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | English Billiards:1932, 1933, 1934 |
Thelma Carpenter (4 December 1911 – 1998) was an English player of English billiards and snooker. She won the World Ladies' Amateur Billiards Championship, now recognised as editions of the World Women's Billiards Championship, each year from 1932 to 1934. After turning professional in 1934, she won the Women's Professional Billiards Championship four times and the Women's Professional Snooker Championship once, retiring as the reigning champion of both in 1950.
She opened a billiards academy for women in 1934 and, in 1936, she was the first woman to commentate on sports for the BBC when she provided radio commentary for a billiards match. She died in 1998.