Janja Garnbret

Janja Garnbret (born 12 March 1999) is a Slovenian professional rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and competition climbing. She has won multiple competition lead climbing and competition bouldering events, two Olympic gold medals, and is widely regarded as the greatest competition climber of all time. In 2021, Garnbret became the first female Olympic gold medalist in climbing, and defended her title in 2024. With two gold medals, she is the most successful Slovenian athlete at the Summer Olympics. She is also the first female to onsight an 8c (5.14b) graded route, and the second female to ascend a 9b+ (5.15c) graded route.