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 tetraplegic.^[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

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