Janja Garnbret is a Slovenian competition climber born March 12, 1999, in Slovenj Gradec, the most successful athlete in the history of competitive sport climbing. She won Olympic gold in the women's combined event at both the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Games, becoming the first female Olympic gold medalist in climbing, and has won ten IFSC World Championship titles across lead, bouldering and combined disciplines between 2016 and 2025, more gold medals than any other climber. In 2019 she became the first athlete to win every bouldering World Cup event held that season.
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Career HighlightFirst female Olympic gold medalist in sport climbing in 2021, defended her title in 2024, and is the most successful Slovenian athlete at the Summer Olympics. 1 Classification
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How did Janja Garnbret begin competing?
She began climbing at seven and won her first major event, in bouldering, at the 2013 European Youth Championships.
Garnbret started climbing at the age of seven and first competed in the national competition at the age of eight. Her first major competition win came at the 2013 European Youth Championships, where she won in bouldering.
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Janja Garnbret (born 12 March 1999) is a Slovenian professional rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and competition climbing.
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Janja Garnbret (born 12 March 1999) is a Slovenian professional rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and competition climbing.
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In 2021, Garnbret became the first female Olympic gold medalist in climbing, and defended her title in 2024. With two gold medals, she is the most successful Slovenian athlete at the Summer Olympics.
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Janja Garnbret (born 12 March 1999) is a Slovenian professional rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and competition climbing.
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Janja Garnbret (born 12 March 1999) is a Slovenian professional rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and competition climbing.
Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
Her win in the combined event qualified her for a spot at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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