 Averbukh in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Александр Валерьевич Авербух |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | 1 October 1974 (age 49) [1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 8th ( 2004) |
| World finals |  (
2001) |
| Regional finals |  (
2000,
2002,
2006) |
| Personal best | 5.93 m (2003) |
Medal record | |
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.
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 he later became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault. He competed in the 2001 Maccabiah Games, winning a gold medal. [3] [4]
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. [5]
He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. [6]
He competed in the pole vault at the 2009 Maccabiah Games. [7]
In 2013 he briefly returned from retirement to compete in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, where he won a gold medal for first place. [8]
One of his daughters is the model Anastasya Averbukh. [9]
Achievements
See also
- List of eligibility transfers in athletics
- List of Jewish track and field athletes
- List of Israeli records in athletics
- List of Maccabiah records in athletics
References
- ^ "Dmitri Markov Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries". Jewishinstlouis.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "Averbukh wins Maccabiah Games - PoleVaultPower.com". www.polevaultpower.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Alex Averbukh".
- ^ "Aleksandr Averbukh". Csjl.org. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "Recent Ukrainian oleh wins Maccabiah gold". 15 July 2009.
- ^ "July 24 (2)". Maccabiah. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "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 14 August 2021.
External links
- Aleksandr Averbukh at World Athletics
- Aleksandr Averbukh at Olympics.com
- Aleksandr Averbukh at Olympedia
- Aleksandr Averbukh on Facebook
European Athletics Championships champions in men's
pole vault | |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Irkutsk
- Israeli male pole vaulters
- Russian male pole vaulters
- Russian decathletes
- Olympic male pole vaulters
- Olympic athletes for Israel
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
- Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2001 Maccabiah Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games
- Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Israel
- Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Israel
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships winners
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Russian Athletics Championships winners
- Russian Jews
- Soviet Jews
- Jewish track and field athletes
- Russian emigrants to Israel