Sandra Paović (born 15 April 1983) is a former Croatian para table tennis player. Sandra suffered critical injuries in a traffic accident on 30 January 2009.[1][2] As of December 2009[update], she was still undergoing therapy in the effort to regain full use of her legs.[3]
 Paović at the 2016 Paralympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Sale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1983 Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | STKI Uriho | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nataša Skočilović | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sporting career
editShe first competed internationally at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition.
She competed in para table tennis competitions in 2013 at the Lignano Master Open, she won her class 6 singles title four times. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, her first Paralympic Games where she won the gold medal after defeating Stephanie Grebe of Germany.[4]
References
edit- ^ Véronique Baud, « L'Étoile brisée de Vukovar », Paris-Normandie, 16 avril 2009.
- ^ "Welcome to Croatian Times".
- ^ "Sandra Paovic returns home for Christmas - Sports News - Croatian Times Online News - English Newspaper". www.croatiantimes.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-04.
- ^ "IPTTF Profile - Sandra Paovic". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 April 2019.
External links
edit- Sandra Paović at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Sandra Paović at the International Paralympic Committee
- Prvi koraci u domovini at archive.today (archived 18 February 2013) (in Croatian)
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