Annie Sanders Explained
| Annie Sanders |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 2007 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Height: | 162 cm[1] |
| Highestgrade: | (flash)[2] |
Anastasia "Annie" Sanders (born July 22, 2007) is an American rock climber who specializes in competition climbing.
Climbing career
Competition climbing
In 2021, Sanders won gold medals in the bouldering, lead, and combined bouldering and lead events at the IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships.[3]
In 2022, Sanders repeated as Youth World Champion in bouldering.[4] She won the USA Climbing National Championships in both bouldering and lead, her first senior competition at age 15.[5] [6]
In 2023, Sanders again swept the competition at the 2023 USA Climbing National Team Trials, winning the bouldering, lead and combined events, thereby qualifying to compete as part of the United States national team on the international senior circuit at age 15-16.[7] Sanders reached two bouldering finals during the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup season, placing 4th in Salt Lake City and 5th in the Seoul, and reached the final of the combined bouldering and lead event at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships, where she finished in eighth place.[8]
In 2024, Sanders won her first World Cup medals, collecting one gold medal and one bronze medal in the Boulder World Cup and two bronze medals in the Lead World Cup.[9] [10] [11] [12]
Rock climbing
She has made several outdoor ascents of sport climbing routes at grade or higher in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky, including a flash of Omaha Beach at, in October 2021.
Rankings
IFSC Climbing World Cup[13]
IFSC Climbing World Championships
Youth
| Discipline | 2021
Youth B | 2022
Youth B |
|---|
| Lead | 1 | 17 |
| Bouldering | 1 | 1 |
| Speed | 11 | - |
| Combined | 1 | - | |
Senior
| Discipline | 2023
Bern |
|---|
| Lead | 13 |
| Bouldering | 14 |
| Combined | 8 | |
USA Climbing National Championships
| Discipline | 2022 |
|---|
| Boulder | 1 |
| Lead | 1 | |
Number of medals at the IFSC Climbing World Cup
Bouldering
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|
| 2024 | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Lead
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|
| 2024 | | | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Notable ascents
- The Madness, Red River Gorge, October 2021
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Anastasia Sanders . International Federation of Sport Climbing . May 22, 2023.
- News: Delaney . Miller . October 28, 2021 . 14-Year-Old American Wins Worlds, Then Flashes 5.14a . November 13, 2022 . Climbing.
- News: August 31, 2021 . USA'S ANASTASIA SANDERS SHINES WITH THREE GOLD MEDALS AT 2021 IFSC YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS . 2023-01-03 . International Federation of Sport Climbing.
- News: August 25, 2022 . DOUBLE DALLAS DELIGHT FOR USA AT YOUTH WORLDS . April 14, 2023 . International Federation of Sport Climbing.
- News: Pardy . Aaron . November 14, 2022 . USA Lead Climbing National Champions Crowned in Colorado . 2023-01-03 . Gripped . en-US.
- News: Burgman . John . Newcomers Make Big Statements at US National Championships . April 14, 2023 . . November 14, 2022.
- News: Pardy . Aaron . 15-Year-Old Wins USA Climbing Women's National Team Trials . April 14, 2023 . Gripped . March 4, 2023. .
- Web site: Burgman . John . 2023-08-14 . Colin Duffy Qualifies for the Paris Olympics; World Championships Results, Recap, Highs and Lows . 2024-10-06 . Climbing . en-US.
- Web site: Vettoretti . Marco . 2024-06-27 . Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. . 2024-10-06 . www.ifsc-climbing.org . en.
- Web site: Aspland . Richard . 2024-09-07 . Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. . 2024-10-06 . www.ifsc-climbing.org . en.
- Web site: Aspland . Richard . 2024-10-03 . Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. . 2024-10-06 . www.ifsc-climbing.org . en.
- Web site: Aspland . Richard . 2024-10-06 . Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing. . 2024-10-06 . www.ifsc-climbing.org . en.
- Web site: IFSC Climbing Result Service . 2024-10-06 . ifsc.results.info . en.
- News: Anastasia Sanders on fire in the Red Climber Magazine . 2023-01-03 . climber.co.uk . October 20, 2021. en.
- News: Walker . Noah . American Annie Sanders Wins Three Gold Medals . April 14, 2023 . Gripped . August 31, 2021.
