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Clara Juliana Guerrero Londoño (born April 22, 1982 in Armenia, Colombia) is a Colombian bowler. She has won Colombian championships and multiple international championships in various competition categories. A bowler since her youth, she has a more than a decade of experience bowling with Team Colombia and another half dozen years of Junior Team Colombia appearances to her credit.
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Professional Career
Internationally, Guerrero was chosen 2000 Woman of the Year in Quindio, Colombia, Best Athlete of the Year and Future Athlete of the Year. Other awards to her credit include a second place finish in the 2006 Women's Challenge, winner of the 2006 Panama Invitational, Colombian National Champion in 2002-05, Silver and Bronze medalist in the 1999 and 2003 FIQ World Championship and the Pan-American Games, Silver medalist in the 2000 AMF World Cup , and a two time World Champion in the 2009 Women's World Championships.
In 2003, Guerrero captured the bronze medals in singles and doubles event at the 2003 Pan American Games, held from August 1 to August 17, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event, staged at the Sebelen Bowling Center. Clara Juliana continued her success in international Competition with Team Colombia. She captured the Team Bronze medal at the 2003 World Championship in Malaysia with a world record.
Two years later, Clara was crowned the 2005 World Ranking Masters Champion, a terrific feat when she defeated Wendy Chai from Malaysia, 2-1, in the best-of-three-game finals en route win the 2005 Women's World Ranking Masters at the Kegel Bowling Center in Lake Wales, Florida. The Asian Tournament of Champions queen held a slim lead in the mid of game #2, but tides turned when she missed to convert a baby split in the 7th frame. Guerrero, who won the Intercollegiate Bowling Championship title with Wichita State in 2005, took full advantage and shot a turkey to level the match. As the Colombian had chosen to start on the short oil pattern, the deciding match was back on lane 9 .
In 2006, Defending World Ranking Masters champion Clara Guerrero took the lead in the American Zone Ranking Final in Panama after the first of three 8-game blocks and never looked back. The Colombian finished atop the women's leaderboard with 4989 24-game total and an average of 207,88 to lock up her spot for the 2006 World Ranking Masters in Kuwait. Only the top three women averaged 200-plus. Guerrero, also won one of the major tournaments in the Caribbean in 2006, the “Panama Invitational”. She came to the final as the second seed and she proved that she is one of the best female amateur bowlers in the world. Guerrero eliminated eliminated 17-time PWBA champion and WIBC Hall of Famer Robin Romeo, 214-191, in the semi-final. In the championship match Guerrero topped Wendy Macpherson, 221-201, to cruise to the title. Guerrero received $3,500. Clara participated in the USBC Women’s Challenge where she took second.
Clara is a strong international competitor. She averaged 203.60 in order to capture the 2007-08 Sport Bowling national high average in the U.S. She also became the Colombian National Games champion in 2008, and the Team Colombia Trials Champion in 2009. She bowled in her own league and beat out her nearest competitor, Paola Gomez, by 310 pins, Guerrero averaged 208.00 over 48 games, the highest average in the 2009 Team Colombia Trials for both men and women. Most People know the Colombian bowler as the " Hottest Woman in Bowling". She is exempt bowler on the 2009-10 PBA Women's Series.
Clara added the most important world titles to her Curriculum in 2009, she is the all events and masters World Champion of the 2009 Women's World Championships. The medal in All Events (combined results of Singles, Doubles, Trios and Team). She fired a 258 game to secure the prestigious title with 5330 pinfall total and an average of 222.08 over 24 games. All Events gold medalist, Clara Juliana Guerrero denied Korea a clean sweep of the Masters event with victory over Hwang Sun-Ok in the title match of the World Women's Championship 2009. But the victory did not come easy as the match was stretched into the fifth and deciding game in the best-of-5 championship Masters finals where Colombia's Clara Juliana Guerrero edged Korea's Hwang Sun-Ok, 203-182 in the deciding game. In the Semifinals match Guerrero posted the highest 3-game series ever in the history of the World Championships behind games of 248, 268 and 289 for an 805 total. Clara made history at the World Women's Championships, she is the first bowler ever to win the all events and masters event in the same year.
Clara Juliana continued her success in 2009. She captured the Silver medal in all events, trios, and Teams at the 2009 Pan-American Adult Championship in Puerto Rico. In October, she took first at the Columbia 300 Vienna open in mixed doubles event. Later in November 2009, Clara represented her home country at the Juegos Bolivarianos in Bolivia, she earn four gold medals and 2 silver medals in this competition. Guerrero and her teammates made history earning 11 gold medals out of 15 in dispute.Clara became the 49th Colombian Athlete of the Year. This is the first time in history that a bowler receives the prestigious award. Along with Clara, athletes from different disciplines were also recognized, in the youth and team categories. The event was held in Bogota, Colombia Wednesday December 2 of 2009 in a very important ceremony with the participation of the highest athletic personalities of the country.
Guerrero was elected as the 2009 Bowler of the Year. Clara Guerrero from Colombia achieved what experts believe to be a historic record by winning gold in both All Events and Masters in the 2009 Women’s World Championships in Las Vegas in August. She also fared well in the PBA Women’s World Championships and PBA Women’s Series, bringing her numerous nominations for this prestigious award. Another record for Guerrero is that she has made the double, not only being named as the WBW Bowler of the Year but also being inducted into the WBW Hall of Fame. She earned her eligible points from great performances over eleven years
In March 2010, Guerrero represented her country at the Juegos Suramericanos (South-American Games) held in Medellín, Colombia. She was the star and the queen of these games by winning 6 gold medals and a silver medal. She also made history with her teammates who captured 14 out of 15 gold medals in dispute. Guerrero beat her nearest competitor, Alicia Marcano from Venezuela by more than 200 pins.
Personal life
The right-hander, who now resides in Austin, Texas, has signed with Columbia 300 to a staff contract. Guerrero graduated from Wichita State University (USA) in 2006, with a degree in International Business.
Accomplishments
- 1999 FIQ World Championships, (Silver Medal), team event
- 1999 Pan American Games (Silver Medal), team event
- 2000 AMF World Cup, (2nd Place)
- 2000 World Amateur Player of the Year, World Bowling Writers
- 2001 FIQ American Zone Championships (Gold Medal), doubles event
- 2002 World Amateur Ranking, (3rd Place)
- 2002 Tournament of the Americas, (Gold Medal), doubles event
- 2002 Colombian National Champion
- 2003 Pan American Games, (Bronze Medals), singles event & doubles event
- 2003 Colombian National Runner-up
- 2003 Member of World Team Challenge Regional Champion
- 2004 World Ranking Masters, Moscow, Russia (5th Place)
- 2004 Colombian National Champion
- 2005 Colombia National Champion
- 2005 American Ranking Zone Champion
- 2005 Member of Wichita State National Championship Team
- 2005 World Ranking Masters Gold Medalist
- 2004-2005 Ranked #1 in American Rankings
- 2005 Colombian National Champion All Events
- 2005 Member of Colombian National Team
- 2006 Member of Colombian National Team
- 2006 Second at Women's Challenge
- 2006 Panama Invitational tournament Champion
- 2007 Colombian Adult Championship (Gold Medal), Singles Event
- 2007 Colombian Adult Championship (Silver Medal), Trios event
- 2007 Colombian Adult Championship (Bronze Medal), Doubles Event
- 2007 Colombian National Runner -up, All events
- 2007 Exempt bowler on the 2007 - 2008 Women's Series
- 2008 Quarterfinalist at the 2008 [ U.S Women's Open ]
- 2008 7th at the Pepsi Viper Championship Women's Series
- 2008 8th at the Chameleon Championship Women's Series
- 2008 5th at the Cheetah Championship Women's Series
- 2008 Colombian National Games Champion
- 2008 Exempt Bowler on the 2008 - 2009 Women's Series
- 2009 7th at the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship Women's Series
- 2009 Team Colombian Trials Champion
- 2009 United States National Champion at the Women's USBC tournament, (Gold Medal). Doubles Event
- 2009 5th at the Women's World Championships, (Singles Event)
- 2009 All Events World Champion at the Women's world Championships
- 2009 Guerrero posted the highest 3-game series ever in the history of the World Championships (World Record)
- 2009 World Women's Masters Champion
- 2009 Only women to ever have won the Women's All-Events and Masters titles at the World Championships
- 2009 Guerrero posted the hightest all events series in the history of the World Championships (World Record)
- 2009 Doubles Champion at the Columbia 300 Vienna Open
- 2009 Exempt Bowler on the 2009 - 2010 Women's Series
- 2009 Juegos Bolivarianos 2 Time Silver medallist (Singles and masters)
- 2009 Juegos Bolivarianos (Gold medal). Trios, Teams and Teams all events
- 2009 Juegos Bolivarianos (Gold medal), all events
- 2009 Colombian Athlete of the year
- 2009 Female Bowler of the Year in the World
- 2010 Introduced to the Hall of Fame
- 2010 5th place Catalonia Open
- 2010 Team Colombia trials Champion
- 2010 Juegos Suramericanos Medellín 2010 Gold Medalist, (Singles Event)
- 2010 Juegos Suramericanos Medellín 2010 Gold Medalist. (Doubles Event)
- 2010 Juegos Suramericanos Medellín 2010 Gold Medalist. (Team event)
- 2010 Juegos Suramericanos Medellín 2010 Gold Medalist. (Team all events)p
- 2010 Juegos Suramericanos Medellín 2010 Gold Medalist. (All events)
- 2010 Juegos Suramericanos Medellín 2010 Gold Medalist. (Masters)
- 2010 Juegos Suramericanos Medellín 2010 Silver Medalist (Trios)
- 2010 Queen of the Juegos Odesur Medellín 2010 (South-American Games) 6 GOLD MEDALS, AND 1 SILVER MEDAL
source: Shocker bowling profile [1]
External links
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Colombian bowling players
- Pan American Games competitors for Colombia
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