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Janja Garnbret

Sport Climbing · Slovenia

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Janja
Garnbret

World Champion
10World Champion
Olympic Medal
2Olympic Medal
1Title
Never Been Done
3Never Been Done
2Legend
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Photo: Foto: Henning Schlottmann, User:H-stt / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Six bouldering World Cups in one season. She won all six. Nobody had done that before.

About Janja

Janja Garnbret is the most decorated competition climber in history: ten senior World Championship golds, ten World Cup overall titles and more than fifty individual World Cup wins. She won the first Olympic gold in women's sport climbing in Tokyo and defended it in Paris. Her 2019 season is regarded as the most dominant the sport has seen.

The moments

Iconic
achievements

Never Been Done
2019

Garnbret Sweeps All Six Boulder World Cups in 2019

Janja Garnbret won all six Bouldering World Cups of the 2019 season, topping 74 of 78 problems in a clean sweep never before achieved in competition climbing.

Never Been Done
2019

Garnbret Sweeps All Three Titles at Worlds

In Hachioji, she claimed bouldering, lead and combined gold to become the first climber to sweep all three titles at a single World Championships — capping a season in which she won every World Cup she entered.

Olympic Medal
2021

Garnbret Takes First Olympic Sport Climbing Gold

Garnbret claimed the first Olympic gold ever awarded in women's sport climbing, marking a milestone as the sport made its debut on the Games' biggest stage.

Never Been Done
2021

Garnbret Becomes First Woman to Onsight 8c

Janja Garnbret became the first woman to onsight a grade 8c (5.14b) sport route, completing it on her first attempt without prior practice.

Olympic Medal
2024

Garnbret Defends Olympic Climbing Title in Paris

Janja Garnbret defended her Olympic climbing title in Paris, topping the new combined boulder-and-lead format to claim gold once again.

World Champion
2025

Garnbret Sweeps Lead and Boulder for Tenth World Title

At the World Championships in Seoul, Garnbret took gold in both lead and boulder, pushing her record senior world title count to ten.

Legend
2026

Garnbret Makes First Female Ascent of Bibliographie 9b+

Garnbret completed the first female ascent of Bibliographie (9b+) at Céüse, becoming the second woman ever to climb the grade.

The record

  1. 2019Garnbret Sweeps All Six Boulder World Cups in 2019Never Been Done
  2. 2019Garnbret Sweeps All Three Titles at WorldsNever Been Done
  3. 2021Garnbret Takes First Olympic Sport Climbing GoldOlympic Medal
  4. 2021Garnbret Becomes First Woman to Onsight 8cNever Been Done
  5. 2024Garnbret Defends Olympic Climbing Title in ParisOlympic Medal
  6. 2025Garnbret Sweeps Lead and Boulder for Tenth World TitleWorld Champion
  7. 2026Garnbret Makes First Female Ascent of Bibliographie 9b+Legend
  8. 2026Garnbret Wins 51st World Cup, Extends All-Time RecordTitleLegend