Sandra Paović

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 (). As of December 2009 she was still undergoing therapy in the effort to regain full use of her legs ().

Sandra Paović

Paović at the 2016 Paralympic Games
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Sale
Nationality	Croatian
Born	15 April 1983 Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability	Spinal cord injury
Disability class	C6
Club	STKI Uriho
Coached by	Nataša Skočilović
Retired	2017
Medal record Para table tennis Representing  Croatia Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's singles C6 World Championships 2014 Beijing Women's singles C6 World Team Championships 2017 Bratislava Women's teams C9-10 European Championships 2013 Lignano Women's singles C6 2015 Vejle Women's singles C6

Sporting career

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 was 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.[1]

References

1. "IPTTF Profile - Sandra Paovic". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 April 2019.

• 2008 Olympic profile

External links

• Prvi koraci u domovini (in Croatian)