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Sandra Paović

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Sandra Paović
Paović at the 2016 Paralympic Games
Personal information
NicknameSale
NationalityCroatian
Born (1983-04-15) 15 April 1983 (age 41)
Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Croatia
SportPara table tennis
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Disability classC6
ClubSTKI Uriho
Coached byNataša Skočilović
Retired2017
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Croatia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's singles C6
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Women's singles C6
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bratislava Women's teams C9-10
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lignano Women's singles C6
Gold medal – first place 2015 Vejle Women's singles C6

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, she was still undergoing therapy in the effort to regain full use of her legs.[3]

Sporting career

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She 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

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  1. ^ Véronique Baud, « L'Étoile brisée de Vukovar », Paris-Normandie, 16 avril 2009.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Croatian Times".
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "IPTTF Profile - Sandra Paovic". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 April 2019.
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