Kira Grünberg

Kira Grünberg

Kira Grünberg (2015)
Personal information
Born (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993
Innsbruck, Austria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Pole vault
Club ATSV Innsbruck
Coached by Frithjof Grünberg, Rainer Schopf

Kira Grünberg (born 13 August 1993 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian former athlete who specialised in the pole vault.[2] During her career she represented her country at many international competitions, her best outings being the fourth place at the 2012 World Junior Championships and 2015 European U23 Championships. In addition, she reached the final at the 2014 European Championships where she, however, did not clear any height.

On 30 July 2015 Grünberg suffered a serious spine injury during a training session in her native Innsbruck. During a routine jump, she landed on her head and neck in the box in front of the mat fracturing her fifth cervical vertebrae which left her a paraplegic.[3][4]

Her outdoor and indoor personal best is 4.45 metres set in 2014 and 2015 respectively. These are current national records.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Austria
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 10th 3.80 m
European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 5th 3.65 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 15th (q) 3.85 m
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 5th 3.90 m
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 18th (q) 3.90 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 4th 4.15 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 10th 4.15 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 8th (q) 4.45 m[5]
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 16th (q) 4.30 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 4th 4.25 m

References

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