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Sanders, Mary
- 2004 Olympian, finished 15th in the all-around
- 2004 Pacific Alliance Championships winner in all-around, ball, hoop, clubs, ribbon
- 2003 Pan American Games gold medalist in all-around, ball, hoop, clubs, ribbon
- Three-time U.S. National all-around, ball, hoop champion (2002-2004); two-time ribbon, clubs U.S. National champion (2002, 2003)
- Four-time Canadian National all-around champion
- Finished in the top-three in 17 out of 27 international events in her U.S. career
- U.S. National team member since 2002
- Favorite event is the ball
- Is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada
- Became eligible to compete for the U.S. in January 2002
- Enjoys hanging out with friends, watching TV, talking on the Internet
- Favorite subject in school is English and enjoys reading Shakespeare
- Would someday like to pursue sports therapy, modeling, broadcast media
- Favorite foods are pizza and spaghetti
Sanders was inspired to begin gymnastics by her father who was the 1963 NCAA trampoline runner-up and Big Ten champion. He was her coach until he passed away while she was still young. The inspiration her father instilled in her drives Sanders to work hard everyday. Her gymnastics goals are to work hard and to make her father proud.
Related Links
Photo gallery: Mary Sanders - a dream fulfilled
On being flexible: “Part of it, you have to be naturally flexible. You can't just walk into a gym and fold in half. You have to be somewhat naturally flexible, and then you work on that. You overstretch, and then you overstretch a little more every day, and eventually it just comes. Then it doesn't hurt any more.”
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Born: 8/26/1985
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resides: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport: Gymnastics
Event: Rythmic
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