Clara Juliana Guerrero Londoño (born April 22, 1982 in Armenia, Colombia) is a Colombian bowler. She has won Colombian championships and appeared in international championships in various competition categories. A bowler since her youth, she has a decade of experience bowling with Team Colombia and another half dozen years of Junior Team Colombia appearances to her credit. 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.
An strong international competitor and exempt bowler on the 2008-09 PBA Women’s Series, captured the 2007-08 Sport Bowling national high average in the U.S.In addition, she was 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 . Most People know the Colombian bowler as the ” Hottest Woman in Bowling”.
Clara just added the most important world title to her Curriculum, she is the all events 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. After the all events tittle Top seeded Clara Juliana Guerrero from Colombia won her second individual gold of the 2009 Women’s World Championships Sunday at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas when she defeated Doubles and Team World Champion Hwang Sun-Ok , Korea, in the Masters final, three-games-to-two. In her sweep against Son, 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.
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