Janja Garnbret

Janja Garnbret, born on March twelfth, nineteen ninety-nine, is a Slovenian professional rock climber renowned for her exceptional skills in sport climbing and competition climbing. She has made history by winning multiple titles in lead climbing and bouldering competitions, including two Olympic gold medals, solidifying her status as one of the greatest competition climbers of all time.

In twenty twenty-one, Garnbret achieved a remarkable milestone by becoming the first-ever female Olympic gold medalist in climbing. She successfully defended her title in twenty twenty-four, making her the most successful Slovenian athlete in the history of the Summer Olympics. Additionally, she is celebrated as the first female climber to onsight an 8c (5.14b) graded sport climbing route, showcasing her extraordinary talent and determination.

Her journey in competitive climbing began with her first international title at the twenty fourteen World Youth B Championships in lead. By July twenty fifteen, after turning sixteen, she entered the senior category of the IFSC Climbing World Cup in lead climbing. In twenty sixteen, at the age of seventeen, Garnbret won the World Cup seasonal titles in lead and combined, as well as the World Championships in lead climbing and the World Youth A Championships in both lead and bouldering.

From twenty sixteen to twenty eighteen, she consistently claimed seasonal titles in both lead climbing and combined disciplines. In twenty eighteen and twenty nineteen, she triumphed in the World Championships in bouldering and combined, while also reclaiming the lead title in twenty nineteen. That same year, she made history by becoming the first athlete to win all bouldering World Cup events in a single season.

As of September twenty twenty-five, Garnbret holds the record for the most IFSC gold medals of any competitive climber in history. In the lead climbing World Cup, she has missed the podium only four times, winning thirty-one events, and has secured eighteen bouldering World Cup victories, totaling forty-nine wins at the World Cup level.