Clara Espar

Spanish water polo player

Clara Espar
Personal information
Full nameClara Espar Llaquet
Born (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 29)
Barcelona, Spain
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
CountrySpain Spain
SportWater polo
College teamSan Jose State Spartans
ClubCE Mediterrani

Clara Espar Llaquet (born 29 September 1994) is a Spanish water polo player who won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest[1] and at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju.[2]

College career

Espar attended San Jose State University, playing on the women's water polo team from 2014 to 2015. She scored 96 goals as a freshman and 94 as a sophomore being the first player in San Jose State history to score at least one goal in every single match in a season.[3]

International career

In 2018 she won the gold medal at Mediterranean Games in Tarragona[4] and the bronze at European Championship in Barcelona.[5]

Family

Espar's older sister, Anni, is also a professional water polo player.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Day 7 Women's Water Polo: USA rolls Spain for fifth world crown". FINA.org. 28 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Day 7: Women's Water Polo: USA shoots down Spain for historic sixth crown". FINA.org. 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ Clara Espar – San Jose State University athlete profile at SJSUspartans.com
  4. ^ "Spain, the first women's waterpolo winners in the Mediterranean Games". Tarragona2018.cat. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Summary, Day 14 – Women's finals". LEN.eu. 27 July 2018.

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Spain women's water polo squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – 5th place
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Spain women's water polo squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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