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
CountrySpain Spain
SportWater polo
College teamSan Jose State Spartans
ClubCE Mediterrani
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 BudapestTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 GwangjuTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 Budapest
Bronze medal – third place2018 Barcelona
FINA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2014 Khanty-Mansiysk
FINA World League
Silver medal – second place2016 Shanghai
Europa Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 Pontevedra
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaTeam

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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