Clara Espar

Clara Espar Llaquet (born 29 September 1994) is a Spanish female 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]

Clara Espar
Personal information
Full nameClara Espar Llaquet
Born (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994
Barcelona, Spain
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Country Spain
SportWater polo
College teamSan Jose State Spartans
ClubCE Mediterrani
Medal record
World Championships
2017 BudapestTeam
2019 GwangjuTeam
European Championships
2020 Budapest
2018 Barcelona
FINA World Cup
2014 Khanty-Mansiysk
FINA World League
2016 Shanghai
Europa Cup
2018 Pontevedra
Mediterranean Games
2018 TarragonaTeam
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Espar and the second or maternal family name is Llaquet.

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.

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.
  5. "Summary, Day 14 – Women's finals". LEN.eu. 27 July 2018.


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