Brian Sternberg was a world record holder in the men's pole vault who was paralyzed from the neck down after a trampoline accident in 1963. Brian Sternberg (United States) set the men's pole vault world record of 5.00 m in Philadelphia, U.S. on April 27, 1963. It stood 41 days, until Brian Sternberg's 5.08 m on June 7, 1963. Wiki link