Janja Garnbret
Garnbret at the 2016 World Championships, Paris
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| Nationality | Slovenian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 12, 1999 Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia |
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| Occupation | Professional rock climber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of climber | Sport climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Known for | Winning World Cup and Championships in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
In 2015, her first year of eligibility for the IFSC Climbing World Cup, she placed fourth in the overall lead climbing standings. 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.
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.
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On outdoor sport climbing routes, Garnbret has onsighted Avatar (5.13d) and climbed Scrat (5.14b) in Croatia. She has also climbed multiple 8b to 8c+ rated routes at the Slovenian training camp in Kotečnik.
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