| Mary Sanders | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mary Sanders | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Marebear | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 26, 1985 Toronto |
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Sanders (born 26 August 1985 in Toronto, Canada) is an individual Rhythmic Gymnast. Mary holds dual citizenship of both the United States and Canada, as her father was from the US and her mother is Canadian. She began her career representing Canada but began to compete for the USA in late 2002. Sanders is a two-time Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion and three-time U.S.A. Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion.
Sanders represented America in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She has since retired from rhythmic gymnastics and is employed by Cirque du Soleil. Sanders performs on a freelance basis within the Special Events department of Cirque Du Soleil, but has previously toured full time with Corteo and Delirium. Sanders is also a creative collaborator and Spokesperson for the Reebok and Cirque du Soleil JUKARI program.
As a Rhythmic Gymnast, Sanders has ranked higher at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and Olympics then any competitor from the Western Hemisphere in history. [1]
Sanders was chosen for induction into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2009.[2]