Mary Sanders

Mary Sanders
Personal information
Full name	Mary Sanders
Nickname(s)	Marebear
Country represented	United States
Born	August 26, 1985 (1985-08-26) (age 26) Toronto
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Medal record Pan American Games Gold 2003 Santo Domingo All-around Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Hoops Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Ball Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Clubs Gold 2003 Santo Domingo Ribbon

Mary Sanders (born 26 August 1985 in Toronto, Canada) is an individual Rhythmic Gymnast. Mary holds dual citizenship of both the United States and Canada, as her father was from the US and her mother is Canadian. She began her career representing Canada but began to compete for the USA in late 2002. Sanders is a two-time Canadian Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion and three-time U.S.A. Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion.

Sanders represented America in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She has since retired from rhythmic gymnastics and is employed by Cirque du Soleil. Sanders performs on a freelance basis within the Special Events department of Cirque Du Soleil, but has previously toured full time with Corteo and Delirium. Sanders is also a creative collaborator and Spokesperson for the Reebok and Cirque du Soleil JUKARI program.

As a Rhythmic Gymnast, Sanders has ranked higher at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and Olympics then any competitor from the Western Hemisphere in history. ^[1]

Sanders was chosen for induction into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2009.^[2]

Sources

1. ^ Mary Sanders USATODAY Interview USATODAY.com, February 17, 2004
2. ^ Carly Patterson Chosen for Gymnastics Hall of Fame SI.com, February 3, 2009

External links

• Mary Sanders Official Website
• Reebok Jukari Diary
• Mary Sanders USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Bio
• Ritmika Gymnastics Club profile

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Name	Sanders, Mary
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Date of birth	1985-08-26
Place of birth	Toronto
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