Kira Grünberg ( German: Kira Grünberg , born August 13, 1993 , Innsbruck , Austria ) - Austrian pole vaulter , six-time champion of Austria - three times outdoors (2012, 2013, 2014) and three times indoors (2013, 2014, 2015 ), the owner of the national record of Austria. Member of the National Council of Austria (since 2017).
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| Full name | Kira grünberg |
| Date and place of birth | August 13, 1993 (26 years old) Innsbruck , Austria |
| Citizenship |  Austria |
| Growth | 170 cm |
| Weight | 56 kg |
| Club | ATSV Innsbruck [1] |
| Trainers | Fridtjof Grünberg Rainer Schopf Carson Patterson Herbert Chingon |
| Sports career | 2009 - 2015 |
| IAAF | |
| Personal records | |
| Pole | 4.45 (2014)Nr |
| Personal records in the room | |
| Pole | 4.45 (2015) Nr |
Biography and career
Kira Grunberg was born on August 13, 1993 in Innsbruck, Austria. She has an older sister, Brit (born 1991), who was engaged in discus throwing.
Kira made her debut in international competitions in 2009 at the World Championships among youths in Bressanone, where she took 10th place. The best result of her career was a victory at the 2015 European Games in Baku with a record of competitions [2] . From 2012 to 2015, she served in the ground forces of Austria , rising to the rank of corporal .
On July 30, 2015, at a training session in Innsbruck, Kira, after the jump, unsuccessfully landed next to the rug on her head and neck. Her cervical vertebrae were fragmented. After several hours of surgery at the Medical University of Innsbruck, the surgeons made a disappointing diagnosis - Kira has paraplegia , her body remains paralyzed below 5 vertebrae and further continuation of her sports career is impossible [3] [4] . Since then, she has been confined to a wheelchair, she has retained the mobility of the head and arms [5] [6] [7] . He currently lives in the city of Kematen in Tirol .
In 2017, after the parliamentary elections, Kira was elected the tenth representative from the Austrian People’s Party [8] . On November 9, 2017, she assumed the post of deputy of the National Council of Austria [9] .
Key Results
| Year | Competition | Location | A place | Result |
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| 2009 | World Youth Championship | Bressanone , Italy | ten | 3.80 m |
| European Youth Olympic Festival | Tampere , Finland | five | 3.65 m | |
| 2010 | World Junior Championship | Moncton , Canada | 15 (q) | 3.85 m |
| Summer Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | five | 3.90 m | |
| 2011 | European Junior Championship | Tallinn , Estonia | 18 (q) | 3.90 m |
| 2012 | World Junior Championship | Barcelona , Spain | four | 4.15 m |
| 2013 | European Youth Championship | Tampere , Finland | ten | 4.15 m |
| 2014 | Europe championship | Zurich , Switzerland | eleven | NM |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championship | Prague , Czech Republic | 16 (q) | 4.30 m |
| European games | Baku , Azerbaijan | 4.35 m | ||
| European Youth Championship | Tallinn , Estonia | four | 4.25 m |
Notes
- ↑ Athlete details: Grünberg Kira
- ↑ Athletes: Kira Grunberg
- ↑ Austria's top pole vaulter Kira Grunberg paralysed after training accident
- ↑ Austria's top female pole vaulter Kira Gruenberg (Specific Details About Her Last Vault)
- ↑ "Das Leben ist immer noch schön. Nur eben anders »
- ↑ Kira Grünberg: Ein Jahr nach dem Unfall
- ↑ Kira Grünbergs Sprung in ein anderes Leben
- ↑ Kira Grünberg ist ÖVP-Spitzenkandidatin
- ↑ Kira Grünberg
Links
- Kira Grunberg - profile on the IAAF website