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Annie Sanders

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Annie Sanders
Sanders at 2025 Prague World Cup
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2007-07-22) July 22, 2007 (age 19)
Fort Worth, Texas
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Climbing career
Highest grade
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Cup 8 3 6
Women's competition climbing
Representing  United States
World Cup
Gold medal – first placeChamonix 2026Lead
Gold medal – first placeInnsbruck 2026Bouldering
Gold medal – first placePrague 2026Lead
Gold medal – first placePrague 2026Bouldering
Gold medal – first placeWujiang 2026Lead
Gold medal – first placeMadrid 2025Lead
Gold medal – first placeKeqiao 2025Bouldering
Gold medal – first placeSeoul 2024Bouldering
Silver medal – second placeInnsbruck 2026Lead
Silver medal – second placeChamonix 2025Lead
Silver medal – second placeBern 2025Bouldering
Bronze medal – third placeBern 2026Bouldering
Bronze medal – third placeSalt Lake City 2025Bouldering
Bronze medal – third placeWujiang 2025Lead
Bronze medal – third placeSeoul 2024Lead
Bronze medal – third placeKoper 2024Lead
Bronze medal – third placeInnsbruck 2024Bouldering

Anastasia "Annie" Sanders (born July 22, 2007) is an American rock climber who specialises in competition climbing, with an emphasis on the bouldering, lead, and the combined disciplines. She came to international attention at the 2021 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in Voronezh, where she won gold in all three Youth B U16 events before the age of 15.[3] In the same year, she flashed the sport climbing route, Omaha Beach 5.14a (8b+) at the Red River Gorge, a climbing route considered an extreme standard of difficulty in outdoor sport climbing.[4]

In 2025, Sanders became the first American woman to win IFSC World Cup titles in both Lead and Bouldering.[5] The Olympics has described her as a “teenage sensation” in the sport.[6]

Early life

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Sanders was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Jack Sanders and Olya Sanders, introducing her to climbing before she could walk at 10 months old.[7]

By the time she entered high school, Sanders balanced a rigorous schedule of AP classes with intensive training and competitions. Before the age of 16, Sanders held four World Youth World Championship wins, and six National Youth Championship wins.[8]

A 2025 NBC Dallas, Fort Worth profile highlighted how she structures her days around schoolwork, 10 hours of daily training, managing travel, rest, and competition in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.[9]

Competition climbing career

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Sanders began her senior debut in 2023, reaching finals in Salt Lake City (4th) and Seoul (5th) during the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Cup season.[10] She claimed her first Boulder World Cup victory in Seoul with three tops and four zones in finals.[11][12] That season included podium finishes in Lead, with a bronze medal in Koper, and Seoul, finishing with a 4th-place overall in World Climbing Boulder World Cup standings.[13]

National titles

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Her 2022 and 2024 national titles were earned during the full USA Climbing National Championships and National Team Trials. Sanders was only 15 years old when she claimed both elite bouldering and lead titles in 2024, making her one of the youngest American climbers to achieve this feat.[14]

  • Three-time U.S. national bouldering champion – 2022 (G-1 Boulder Final), 2023 (Mesa Rim Final), 2024 (Sportrock Team Trials Final)
  • Two-time U.S. national lead climbing champion – 2022 (G-1 Lead Final), 2024 (Sportrock Team Trials Final)
  • U.S. national combined youth champion – 2021 (IFSC Youth World Championships, Voronezh)

2021 World Cup Season

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In 2021, Sanders won gold medals in the bouldering, lead, and combined bouldering and lead events at the IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships.[15]

2022 World Cup Season

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In 2022, Sanders repeated as Youth World Champion in bouldering.[16] She won the USA Climbing National Championships in both bouldering and lead, her first senior competition at age 15.[17][18]

Sanders in 2025 at a IFSC World Cup Prague

2023 World Cup Season

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In 2023, at the 2023 USA Climbing National Team Trials, Sanders won in the bouldering, lead and combined events, thus qualifying to compete as part of the United States national team on the international senior circuit at age 15-16.[19] 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.[1][20]

2024 World Cup Season

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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.[21][22][23][24]

2025 World Cup Season

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At the IFSC World Cup Keqiao 2025 Sanders won her first Boulder World Cup event, becoming the fifth American woman to win multiple Boulder World Cups.[25]

She followed up with another podium at the IFSC World Cup Salt Lake 2025, where Sanders secured bronze. In finals, Sanders tied with gold medalist Mao Nakamura, and silver medalist Zélia Avezou with a score of 70.0 points, only separated by their performances from semi-finals.[26]

Her early 2025 season podium run came to an end at the IFSC World Cup Prague 2025, where Sanders finished 12th overall, with a score of 44.1.[27]

As the boulder season progressed, Sanders secured a spot into finals with a three-way tie for sixth place at the IFSC World Cup 2025 in Bern. Her buzzer beater on semis W4 put her above teammate Kyra Condie,[28] securing her a spot in finals, where she took silver behind gold medalist, Erin McNeice.[29]

At the IFSC Climbing World Cup Innsbruck 2025, Sanders topped three boulders, finishing first in the women's Boulder semi-final with 84.5 points.[30]

2025 was her best Boulder cup season career finish, placing third with 3,290 points at the end of the World Climbing Boulder Cup Season.[31]

At the 2025 IFSC Lead World Cup in Madrid, she won her first gold medal in Lead, topping the final route and finishing ahead of Laura Rogora and Brooke Raboutou. The result made her the first American woman to win World Cup events in both Lead and Boulder.[5]

World Cup Results

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IFSC World Cup Medals

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Bouldering

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
2024112
20251113
2026212
Total4138

Lead

Season Gold Silver Bronze Total
202422
20251113
2026314
Total4239

IFSC World Cup Podiums

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YearEventCityDisciplineRank
2026World Climbing SeriesChamonix, FranceLead1st
2026World Climbing SeriesInnsbruck, AustriaLead2nd
2026World Climbing SeriesInnsbruck, AustriaBoulder1st
2026World Climbing SeriesPrague, CzechiaLead1st
2026World Climbing SeriesPrague, CzechiaBoulder1st
2026World Climbing SeriesBern, SwitzerlandBoulder3rd
2026World Climbing SeriesWujiang, ChinaLead1st
2025IFSC World CupMadrid, SpainLead1st
2025IFSC World CupChamonix, FranceLead2nd
2025IFSC World CupBern, SwitzerlandBoulder2nd
2025IFSC World CupSalt Lake City, USABoulder3rd
2025IFSC World CupWujiang, CHNBoulder3rd
2025IFSC World CupKeqiao, CHNBoulder1st
2024IFSC World CupSeoulBoulder1st
2024IFSC World CupSeoulLead3rd
2024IFSC World CupKoperBoulder3rd
2024IFSC World CupInnsbruckBoulder3rd

Rankings

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World Cup

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Discipline[32] 2023 2024 2025
Lead 41 6 4
Boulder 9 4 3

World Championships

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Discipline Bern
2023[33]		 Seoul
2025[34]
Lead 13 5
Boulder 14 7
Boulder & Lead 8 -

Youth World Championships

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Discipline 2021
Youth B[35]		 2022
Youth B[36]
Lead 1 17
Boulder 1 1
Combined 1 -

Notable ascents

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Sanders has made several outdoor ascents of sport climbing routes at grade 5.13 (7c+) or higher in the Red River Gorge in Kentucky, including a flash of Omaha Beach at 5.14a (8b+), in October 2021.

Redpointed routes

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5.14a (8b+)

5.13c (8a+)

  • The Madness, Red River Gorge, October 2021[37]

Personal life

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Sanders attends an online learning program within the Grapevine–Colleyville Independent School District, which provides the flexibility needed to pursue her elite climbing career while continuing her education. The arrangement has allowed her to travel for international competitions and USA Climbing events, including senior-level tournaments, while maintaining her academic progress.[39][40]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Anastasia Sanders". International Federation of Sport Climbing. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Delaney, Miller (October 28, 2021). "14-Year-Old American Wins Worlds, Then Flashes 5.14a". Climbing. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ Delaney, Miller (October 28, 2021). "14‑Year‑Old American Wins Worlds, Then Flashes 5.14a". Climbing Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Anastasia Sanders on fire in the Red". Climber Magazine. October 20, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Annie Sanders and Lee Dohyun win first Lead World Cup golds". Olympics.com. June 23, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Sport Climbing World Cup Bern 2025: Erin McNeice wins first boulder gold". Olympics. April 21, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "At just 15, Mansfield teen Annie Sanders wins USA Climbing National Team Trials". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 5, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  8. ↑ PhysiVāntage. "Annie Sanders Makes Her Debut on the Adult Climbing Circuit at 15 years old!". PhysiVāntage. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  9. ↑ "North Texas Teen Climber Sets Sights on 2028 Olympics". NBC DFW. February 16, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ Pardy, Aaron (2023). "Team USA's Annie Sanders Wins First World Cup of the Year". Gripped. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Sanders Claims First Win and Golden Lee Pleases Seoul Crowd". IFSC. October 8, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  12. ↑ "USA Wins 2 Medals and 2 Series Titles at World Cup Seoul 2024". USA Climbing. October 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ "USA Wins 2 Medals and 2 Series Titles at World Cup Seoul 2024". USA Climbing. October 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ "At just 15, Mansfield teen Annie Sanders wins USA Climbing National Team Trials". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 5, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ "USA's Anastasia Sanders Shines With Three Gold Medals at 2021 IFSC Youth World Championships". International Federation of Sport Climbing. August 31, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  16. ↑ "DOUBLE DALLAS DELIGHT FOR USA AT YOUTH WORLDS". International Federation of Sport Climbing. August 25, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  17. ↑ Pardy, Aaron (November 14, 2022). "USA Lead Climbing National Champions Crowned in Colorado". Gripped. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  18. ↑ Burgman, John (November 14, 2022). "Newcomers Make Big Statements at US National Championships". Climbing. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  19. ↑ Pardy, Aaron (March 4, 2023). "15-Year-Old Wins USA Climbing Women's National Team Trials". Gripped. Retrieved April 14, 2023..
  20. ↑ Burgman, John (August 14, 2023). "Colin Duffy Qualifies for the Paris Olympics; World Championships Results, Recap, Highs and Lows". Climbing. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  21. ↑ Vettoretti, Marco (June 27, 2024). "Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  22. ↑ Aspland, Richard (September 7, 2024). "Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  23. ↑ Aspland, Richard (October 3, 2024). "Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  24. ↑ Aspland, Richard (October 6, 2024). "Official website of the International Federation of Sport Climbing". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Sanders Wins Gold at World Cup Keqiao 2025". USA Climbing. April 21, 2025. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Sanders Wins 2nd Bronze This Season at World Cup Salt Lake City 2025 – USA Climbing". Usaclimbing. May 26, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  27. ↑ "10 Represent Team USA at IFSC World Cup Prague 2025 – USA Climbing". Usaclimbing. June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  28. ↑ "Low scores, late drama in women's boulder semi-final". IFSC. April 21, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  29. ↑ World Climbing (June 14, 2025). "MCNEICE WINS FIRST BOULDER GOLD IN BERN". World Climbing. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Sanders Shines, Tesii Breaks Through In Semi-Final". IFSC. June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Bertone Becomes First French Woman Since 2007 to Win Boulder Title". IFSC. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  32. ↑ "IFSC Climbing World Cup 2025". IFSC. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  33. ↑ "IFSC World Championships Bern 2023". IFSC. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  34. ↑ "IFSC Climbing World Championships Seoul 2025". IFSC. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  35. ↑ "IFSC - Climbing Youth World Championships (B, L, S) - Voronezh (RUS) 2021". IFSC. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  36. ↑ "IFSC Youth World Championships Dallas (USA) 2022". IFSC. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  37. 1 2 "Anastasia Sanders on fire in the Red | Climber Magazine". climber.co.uk. October 20, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  38. ↑ Walker, Noah (August 31, 2021). "American Annie Sanders Wins Three Gold Medals". Gripped. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  39. ↑ "15-Year-Old Fort Worth Climber Is Making Her Mark". AOL. February 20, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
  40. ↑ "15-Year-Old Fort Worth Climber Is Making Her Mark". Yahoo News. February 20, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
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