Hendrik Gruber (born 28 September 1986) is a German former pole vaulter. He was the bronze medalist at the
2009 University Games, and finished 2nd at the
2017 European Athletics Team Championships in the pole vault.
Biography
In 2005, Gruber competed in his first major international competition, placing 9th at the
European Athletics Junior Championships
The European Athletics U20 Championships (formerly named the European Athletics Junior Championships up to 2015) are the European championships for athletes who are under-20 athletes, which is the age range recognised by World Athletics as jun ...
in the pole vault.
His first major international medal was at the
2009 World University Games pole vault competition, where he won the bronze medal by virtue of being one of only three athletes to clear 5.45 metres.
Gruber competed in the inaugural
Diamond League
The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fifteen invitational athletics meetings. The series sits in the top tier of the World Athletics one-day meet competitions.
The inaugural season was ...
season, placing 4th in the pole vault at the 2010
Shanghai Diamond League.
In September 2018, Gruber retired from the sport.
Gruber competed for the TSV
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...
athletics club.
In 2019, he became a coach for the club.
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1986 births
German male pole vaulters
Universiade bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Living people
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
21st-century German sportsmen