Aniya Holder

Aniya Holder
Personal information
Born (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23)[2]
Grahamstown, South Africa
Home townPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[3]
Climbing career
Type of climberCompetition climbing, speed climbing
World finalsIFSC African Continental Champion in 2023 (speed)[1]
Medal record
Women's competition climbing
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Johannesburg Bouldering
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Johannesburg Lead

Aniya Holder (born 3 August 2001)[2] is a South African rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, particularly speed climbing. As of 2024, Holder is the reigning female African Continental Champion in women's speed climbing, and she is representing South Africa in that discipline at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

  1. ^ a b "UKC Olympics - Olympics". www.ukclimbing.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Butler, Lynn. "SA speed climber Holder has 'everything to gain and nothing to lose' in Olympic debut". news24 Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Etheridge was invoked but never defined (see the help page).