Janja Garnbret

Janja Garnbret

Garnbret at the 2016 World Championships, Paris
Personal information
Nationality Slovenian
Born (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999
Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia
Occupation Professional rock climber
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 47 kg (104 lb)
Climbing career
Type of climber Sport climbing
Highest grade
Known for Winning World Cup and Championships in 2016
Medal record
Climbing World Cup
Winner 2016 Lead
Winner 2016 Combined
Climbing World Championships
2016 Youth Lead
2016 Youth Bouldering
2016 Lead
Climbing European Championships
2015 Lead
World Games
2017 Lead
Updated on 23 July 2017.

Janja Garnbret (born March 12, 1999 in Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu) is a Slovenian rock climber and sport climber who has won multiple lead climbing and bouldering events. In 2016, she was the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Champion in Lead climbing and the World Youth Champion both in Lead and Bouldering. In the same year, she was also awarded the IFSC World Cup both in Lead and Combined disciplines.

Competitions

In 2015, her first year of eligibility for the IFSC Climbing World Cup, she placed fourth in the overall lead climbing standings.[1] In the same year, she also placed first in a Swedish exhibition bouldering event, La Sportiva Legends Only, ahead of Shauna Coxsey, Anna Stöhr, and Juliane Wurm.[2]

In 2016, she won most of the IFSC competitions in which she participated. She won the World Cup in Lead and Combined disciplines, the World Championships in Lead and the World Youth Championships in Lead and Bouldering.[3]

Rankings

Climbing World Cup[4]

Discipline 2015 2016
Lead 7 1
Bouldering - 17
Combined - 1

Climbing World Championships

Youth[5]

Discipline 2013
Youth B		 2014
Youth B		 2015
Youth A		 2016
Youth A
Lead 4 1 1 1
Bouldering - - 1 1
Speed - - 23 28

Adult[5]

Discipline 2016
Lead 1

Climbing European Championships[5]

Youth[5]

Discipline 2013
Youth B		 2014
Youth B		 2015
Youth A
Lead 1 1 1
Bouldering 1 1 1

Adult[5]

Discipline 2015 2017
Lead 2 4
Speed - 32

Number of medals in the Climbing European Youth Cup

Lead[5]

Season Category Gold Silver Bronze Total
2014 Youth B 3 3
2015 Youth A 3 3
2016 Youth A 1 1
Total 7 0 0 7

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead[5]

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2015 2 1 3
2016 4 2 6
2017 3 in progress
Total 7 2 3 12

Bouldering[5]

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2016 1 1
2017 2 1 in progress
Total 2 2 0 4

Rock climbing

On outdoor sport climbing routes, Garnbret has onsighted Avatar (5.13d) and climbed Scrat (5.14b) in Croatia.[6] She has also climbed multiple 8b to 8c+ rated routes at the Slovenian training camp in Kotečnik.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Murray, Emma (July 25, 2016), "Janja Garnbret Dominates Lead World Cup, Again", Rock & Ice.
  2. ↑ Ketchum, Chris (November 30, 2015), "Janja Garnbret Dominates La Sportiva Legends Only", Rock & Ice.
  3. ↑ Athlete profile, International Federation of Sport Climbing, retrieved 2016-08-01.
  4. ↑ IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IFSC, ed. (July 20, 2017). "Garnbret's profile and rankings". Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ 5.13d Onsight and 5.14b for 15-Year-Old Janja Garnbret, DPM Climbing, March 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ Pohl, Björn (November 2015), "Miza za šest, 8c+, by Janja Garnbret (16)", UKClimbing.
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