Anna Stöhr

Anna Stöhr (born 25 April 1988 in Reith im Alpbachtal, Austria) is a professional climber. She is a champion in bouldering climbing competitions. She won four Bouldering World Cups, in 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and two World Championships, in 2007 and 2011. Notably, she dominated the 2013 Bouldering World Cup series, by winning seven events out of eight, losing one just by one attempt to Juliane Wurm.

Climbing career

Competition climbing Stöhr started climbing with her parents when she was a child.

In 2002, she started competing in the youth competition speed, competition lead, and competition bouldering disciplines. In 2002, she won the silver medal in speed Youth B at the IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships in Canteleu, France. From 2002 to 2005, she competed in the IFSC European Youth Cup in lead, taking the third place in 2002, the second place in 2003, the fourth place in 2004 and the first place in 2005.

In 2004, at age sixteen, she started to compete in the senior categories. In 2004 and 2005 she competed in both the lead and bouldering World Cup, and starting in 2006 she focused only on bouldering, where she achieved her greatest success. Her first podium came in 2005 in Moscow and her first victory in 2006 in Grindelwald. In 2007, she won her first World Championship title, in Avilés, Spain, and in 2008 her first Bouldering World Cup title.

In 2011, Stohr won both the World Championship in Arco, Italia, and the World Cup title. In 2012, she won her third World Cup Title and in 2013 her fourth title, winning seven events out of eight. In 2010, she climbed The Riverbed, , the second-ever female ascent of an boulder in history, after Angie Payne in August 2010.

Rankings

Climbing World Cup 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Lead 18 46 - - - - - - - - - - - - Bouldering 22 5 3 20 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 8 12 15 Combined 11 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 45