Clara Espar Llaquet (born 29 September 1994) is a Spanish
water polo
Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...
player who won the silver medal at the
2017 World Championships in Budapest and at the
2019 World Championships in Gwangju.
College career
Espar attended
San Jose State University
San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) sy ...
, 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.
International career
In 2018 she won the gold medal at
Mediterranean Games in Tarragona and the bronze at
European Championship in Barcelona.
Family
Espar's older sister,
Anni, is also a professional water polo player.
See also
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References
External links
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Interview with Clara Esparat BIWPA.com
1994 births
Living people
Water polo players from Barcelona
Spanish female water polo players
Water polo players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
Mediterranean Games medalists in water polo
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Spain in water polo
21st-century Spanish women
Sportswomen from Catalonia
San Jose State Spartans athletes
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate water polo players
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