| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Clara Espar Llaquet |
| Born | 29 September 1994 Barcelona, Spain |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Water polo |
| College team | San Jose State Spartans |
| Club | CE 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]
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]
In 2018 she won the gold medal at Mediterranean Games in Tarragona [4] and the bronze at European Championship in Barcelona. [5]
Espar's older sister, Anni, is also a professional water polo player.
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