COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES KEEP GOLD MEDALS IN BOWLING

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Clara Guerrero and AJ Johnson won the gold medals in the individual competition.

At Santiago 2023, Colombia and the United States secured back-to-back gold medals in the individual bowling competitions, successfully defending their titles from the 2019 Pan American Games.

In the women’s individual final, Colombia’s bowler Clara Guerrero clinched the gold medal with a score of 687, beating her compatriot Juliana Franco, who earned the silver with 640 points. Breanna Clemmer of the United States and Sandra Gongora of Mexico won bronze with a score of 605.

Clara Guerrero, a multi-time champion in Colombia, expressed her satisfaction, saying, “It’s a great feeling. It’s the result of a lot of sacrifice, many years of hard work. It motivates me a lot to continue working and representing my country. I’m very happy.”

In the men’s individual final, the USA’s bowler Aj Johnson secured the gold medal with a total of 795 points, while Canada’s Michael Hupe finished with 727 points, earning him the silver medal.

Aj Johnson, the Pan American champion, expressed his gratitude and honor, saying, “I’m very grateful and honored to be here in the first place. We are one of the best teams in the world and this has shown us that we knew what we needed to do.”

The podium also included Puerto Rico’s Cristian Azcona, who achieved 665 points and Costa Rica’s Marco Moretti, who scored a total of 666 points.

With these victories, Colombia and the United States once again demonstrated their bowling dominance, repeating their success from Lima 2019 when Carla Guerrero secured the gold for Colombia and Nicholas Pate did the same for the United States.

Written by Lucas San Martin