Aleksandr Averbukh

Aleksandr "Alex" Valeryevich Averbukh (Hebrew: אלכס אברבוך, Russian: Александр Валерьевич Авербух; born October 1, 1974) is a retired Russian decathlete and Israeli Olympic athlete, who competed in the pole vault.

Aleksandr Averbukh
Averbukh in 2011
Personal information
Native nameАлександр Валерьевич Авербух
NationalityIsraeli
Born1 October 1974 (1974-10) (age 47)[1]
Sport
Country
SportAthletics
Event(s)Pole vault
Achievements and titles
World finals (2001)
Regional finals (2000, 2002, 2006)
Olympic finals8th (2004)
Personal best(s)5.93 m (2003)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Israel
World Championships
2001 Edmonton Pole vault
1999 Seville Pole vault
European Championships
2002 MunichPole vault
2006 GothenburgPole vault
European Indoor Championships
2000 GhentPole vault
Maccabiah Games
2013 Tel Aviv Pole vault
2009 Tel Aviv Pole vault

He won silver and bronze medals at the World Championships, won a gold medal as the European champion in both 2002 and 2006, and won a gold medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games. His personal best is 5.93 metres.

Biography

He was born in the Russian SSR, USSR, and is Jewish.[2] He was formerly a decathlete competing for Russia, but in 1999 he became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault.

He won silver and bronze medals at the World Championships and won a gold medal twice as the European champion in 2002 and 2006. His personal best is 5.93 metres, achieved in 2003 in Madrid. He retired from competition in 2009.[3]

He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[4]

In 2013 he briefly returned from retirement to compete in the 19th Maccabiah where he won first place.[5]

One of his daughters is the model Anastasya Averbukh.[6]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Russia
1993 European Junior Championships San Sebastián, Spain 13th (q) Pole vault 4.90 m
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 6th Heptathlon 6144 pts
Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria 16th Decathlon 7658 pts
Representing  Israel
1999 World Championships Sevilla, Spain 3rd Pole vault 5.80 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 1st Pole vault 5.75 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 10th Pole vault 5.50 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th Pole vault 5.70 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd Pole vault 5.85 m
Universiade Beijing, China 1st Pole vault 5.80 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2nd Pole vault 5.80 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 1st Pole vault 5.85 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Paris, France 2nd Pole vault 5.75 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 14th (q) Pole vault 5.40 m
World Championships Paris, France – Pole vault NM
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th (q) Pole vault 5.55 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th Pole vault 5.65 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th Pole vault 5.60 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 4th Pole vault 5.50 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st Pole vault 5.70 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 7th Pole vault 5.81 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 28th (q) Pole vault 5.45 m
2009 Maccabiah Games Tel Aviv, Israel 2nd Pole vault 4.95 m
2013 Maccabiah Games Caesarea, Israel 1st Pole vault 5.15 m

See also

References
  1. "Dmitri Markov Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  3. "Aleksandr Averbukh". Csjl.org. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  4. "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. "July 24 (2)". Maccabiah. July 24, 2013. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. "The school froze in admiration: the most beautiful girl in the world went to the first class. The most beautiful girl in the world is a beautiful girl 8 10 years old". wikibath.ru. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
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