Clara Podda
Italian para table tennis player and para swimmer
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Clara Podda (born 19 July 1951)[1] is an Italian para table tennis player and para swimmer who has won two medals at the Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Saint Lucia Sports Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alessandro Arcigli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Married with two children, she competed in swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[2] She was fourth in the individual para table tennis tournament in the 2000 Summer Paralympics and also in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, before she won her first medals in the 2008 Summer Paralympics.
