Kira Grünberg
AUTWomenKira Grünberg (born 13 August 1993 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian politician and former athlete who specialised in the pole vault. During her career, Grünberg represented her country at many international competitions. Her best outings were 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 seriously injured her spine, 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.
The injury left her a tetraplegic. Her outdoor and indoor personal best is 4.45 metres set in 2014 and 2015 respectively. These are current national records.