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]
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Full name | Clara Espar Llaquet |
Born | Barcelona, Spain | 29 September 1994
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Water polo |
College team | San Jose State Spartans |
Club | CE Mediterrani |
College career
editEspar 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
editIn 2018 she won the gold medal at Mediterranean Games in Tarragona[4] and the bronze at European Championship in Barcelona.[5]
Family
editEspar's older sister, Anni, is also a professional water polo player.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Day 7 Women's Water Polo: USA rolls Spain for fifth world crown". FINA.org. 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Day 7: Women's Water Polo: USA shoots down Spain for historic sixth crown". FINA.org. 26 July 2019.
- ^ Clara Espar – San Jose State University athlete profile at SJSUspartans.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Summary, Day 14 – Women's finals". LEN.eu. 27 July 2018.
External links
edit- Clara Espar at World Aquatics
- Clara Espar at Olympics.com
- Clara Espar at Olympedia
- Clara Espar at the Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish)
- Clara Espar on Instagram
- Interview with Clara Espar at BIWPA.com