Mary Sanders

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Mary Sanders
— Gymnast —
Personal information
Full name Mary Sanders
Nickname(s) Marebear
Country represented  United States
Born (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985
Toronto
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Medal record
Competitor for the  United States
Rhythmic gymnastics
Pan American Games
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo All-around
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Hoops
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Ball
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Clubs
Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Ribbon

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 American 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.

Career

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. More recently, Sanders was one of the Creative Directors for the 2012 Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions.

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]

Sources

  1. ↑ Mary Sanders USATODAY Interview USATODAY.com, February 17, 2004
  2. ↑ Carly Patterson Chosen for Gymnastics Hall of Fame SI.com, February 3, 2009

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