Clara Guerrero

Clara Guerrero
Medal record
Women's bowling
Competitor for  Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena Team of 5
2006 Cartagena Pairs

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 more than a decade of experience bowling with Team Colombia and another half dozen years of Junior Team Colombia appearances to her credit.

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 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.

PBA Tour

On October 26, 2013, Clara became the third woman in history to make the TV finals for a standard PBA Tour event. (The PBA Tour was typically known as the "men's" tour, but began allowing female competitors in 2004, after the PWBA folded in 2003.) She earned the #4 seed for the stepladder finals of the 2013 PBA Cheetah Championship, joining Liz Johnson (2005) and Kelly Kulick (2010) who have also made the TV finals of PBA Tour events.[1]

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

source: Shocker bowling profile

References

  1. ↑ Two 300s Help Bohn Top Cheetah Championship Field; Guerrero Becomes Third Woman to Reach TV Finals Vint, Bill at pba.com on 26 October 2013.

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