[1] She initially competed in F34 seated throwing events, and from 2011 to 2013 she became the reigning champion at European, World and Paralympic level in both shot put and javelin in her class.

As of April 2017[update] she is World Record holder in the Women's F36 shot put, a distance of 11.52 m set in July 2016.

At the age of 16 a reaction with medical treatment left her deaf, and a year later she suffered an epileptic seizure.

She continued her education, specializing in medicine but was forced to cut her studies in 2006 to help care for her sick mother.

Kober was quickly identified as a potential talent in throwing events and by 2009 she was competing in national competitions.