Anne Abernathy

Anne Abernathy
Abernathy in 2006
Personal information
Born (1953-04-12) April 12, 1953
Websiteanneabernathy.com
grandmaluge.com
Sport
SportLuge, archery
Updated on 1 July 2012

Julianne “Anne” Abernathy (born April 12, 1953) is a luge and archery athlete from the United States Virgin Islands and is the oldest female athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics. The 2006 Winter Olympics were her sixth. Despite her age, she is a strong competitor with numerous international podium finishes, and she is consistently ranked in the top 20 world rankings. She is known within luge circles as "Grandma Luge." She is training for the LA 2028 Summer Olympics as an archer. Abernathy is World Ranked archer with several World and Pan American Championship titles.