Kira Grünberg
Hey
everybody!
I have just
been hearing a lecture in our school by a young lady today. Her name is Kira
Grünberg, she is well-known for her past sport carrier in pole vaulting.
Kira was
born on 13th August 1993 in Innsbruck and she started athletics when
she was 7. After some years she started with pole vaulting and got very famous
with her successes. In August 2014 she even made a new record at the European
Championship in Zürich with 4,45m. Almost everyone was sure that she would
qualify for the Olympic Summer Games in Rio in 2016.
But on 30th
June 2015 she had a really bad accident, which changed her life from one day to
the other. She broke her fifth cervical vertebra because she landed on her neck
and not on the mat.
She got in
the hospital in Innsbruck and got operated for a few hours. The diagnosis that
she will be paralyzed could be already astounded bevor the operation.
She told us
everything about her story, when suddenly everything in her life changed, because
of her terrible accident and how it affected on her life. Basically, what she
says is to stay positive and not to give up quickly. I appreciate how she can
talk about it so open. It impressed me that she always stayed positive after
the accident. In my mind she is such an adorable and amazing woman and I really
admire her self-confidence. I am sure it is not that easy to think optimistic
in a life situation like this.
It means a
lot to me that you have read this blog entry. Thank you!
Yours,
Kristina
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