Anni Espar

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Anni Espar
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Personal information
Birth name Anna Espar Llaquet
Nationality Spanish
Born January 8, 1993 (age 27)
Barcelona, Spain
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country Spain Spain
Sport Water polo
College team USC Trojans
Club CN Matar�
Medal record[show]
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is
Espar and the second or maternal family name is Llaquet.
Anna Espar Llaquet (born January 8, 1993) is a Spanish female water polo player who
won the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona.[1]

Contents
1 College career
2 International Career
3 Family
4 International competitions
5 References
6 External links
College career
Espar joined the University of Southern California women's water polo team in 2012.
[2] As a Freshman she was named to the ACWPC All-America First Team,[3] All-MPSF
First Team,[4] MPSF All-Newcomer Team[4] and MPSF Player of the Week on 25 February
after scoring 8 goals in her first major tournament as a Trojan.[5]

In 2013, she won the NCAA in the longest match in championship game history.[6]
Espar scored the winning goal in the third sudden-death overtime period.[7]

International Career
Espar also played on the Spain national team which won the silver medal at the 2012
Summer Olympics in London.[8] She scored 15 goals and was named to the Olympic All-
Star Team.[8]

In 2012 Espar was named Best European Female Water Polo Player by the LEN.[9]

Espar joined the Sidney Uni Lions women's water polo team in 2017 winning the
Australian League and ending with an unprecedented undefeated season for the Lions
(23 wins and a draw in 24 matches). Espar was also named to the 2017 NWPL All Star
Team.[10]

Family
Espar's younger sister, Clara, is also a professional water polo player.

International competitions
1st, gold medalist(s) 2011 FINA Junior World Championships, Trieste, Italy, 1st
place.[11]
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2012 Olympic Games, London, United Kingdom, 2nd place.
1st, gold medalist(s) 2013 FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain, 1st place.
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2013 FINA Junior World Championships, Volos, Greece, 2nd
place.[12]
1st, gold medalist(s) 2014 European Championship, Budapest, Hungary. 1st place.[13]
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2014 FINA World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, 3rd place.
[14]
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2016 FINA World League, Shanghai, China, 2nd place.[15]
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2017 FINA World Championships, Budapest, Hungary, 2nd
place.[16]
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2018 LEN Europa Cup, Pontevedra, Spain, 3rd place.
1st, gold medalist(s) 2018 Mediterranean Games, Tarragona, Spain, 1st place.[17]
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 2018 European Championship, Barcelona, Spain, 3rd place.
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2019 FINA World Championships, Gwangju, South Korea, 2nd
place.[18]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anni Espar.
"Spain first to claim gold at home" waterpoloworld.com August 2, 2013.
Anni Espar� University of Southern California athlete profile at USCtrojans.com
"Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches 2013 All-American Teams"
collegewaterpolocoach.org July, 2013.
"All-MPSF Women's Water Polo" Archived 2015-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
mpsports.org May 1, 2013
"USC Wins UC Irvine Tournament" Archived 2015-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
mpsports.org February 25, 2013.
"USC Outlasts Stanford 10-9 In Five Overtimes To Claim 2013 NCAA Championship"
usawaterpolo.org May 12, 2013.
"Espar scores in third sudden death to secure third national title for USC"
Archived 2017-05-24 at the Wayback Machine ncaa.com June 9, 2013.
"USA Women Win GOLD! Team USA Tops Spain 8-5 In Olympic Games Final"
usawaterpolo.org August 9, 2012.
"Boskovic and Espar European Players of the Year" waterpoloworld.com October 24,
2012.
"SYDNEY LIONS CLAIM BACK TO BACK NWPL TITLES" waterpoloaustralia.com.au April 9,
2017.
"Spain on the top of the world" Archived 2011-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
fina.org September 18, 2011.
"USA takes gold after 9-7 win over Spain" Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback
Machine fina.org August 25, 2013.
"World champions Spain also claim European Title" waterpoloworld.com July 24,
2014.
"USA retains World Cup crown with repeat win over Australia" fina.org August 17,
2014.
"USA crowned World League Champion for third consecutive year" fina.org June 12,
2016.
"Day 7 Women's Water Polo: USA rolls Spain for fifth world crown" fina.org July
28, 2017.
�Serbia and Spain reign the Mediterranean� waterpology.com July 1, 2018.
"Day 7: Women's Water Polo: USA shoots down Spain for historic sixth crown".
FINA.org. 26 July 2019.
External links
Anna Espar at FINA
Anni Espar on Instagram
Anni Espar on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
Awards
Preceded by
Greece Alexandra Asimaki LEN European Water Polo Player of the Year
2012 Succeeded by
Spain Jennifer Pareja
Categories: 1993 birthsLiving peopleSpanish female water polo playersSportspeople
from BarcelonaOlympic water polo players of SpainWater polo players at the 2012
Summer OlympicsWater polo players at the 2016 Summer OlympicsOlympic medalists in
water poloOlympic silver medalists for SpainMedalists at the 2012 Summer
OlympicsWorld Aquatics Championships medalists in water poloMediterranean Games
gold medalists for SpainMediterranean Games medalists in water poloCompetitors at
the 2018 Mediterranean Games