For similarly named Russian journalist, see Alexander 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.

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

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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 5.75 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 10th 5.50 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 5.70 m
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 5.85 m
Universiade Beijing, China 1st 5.80 m
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 2nd 5.80 m
Maccabiah Games 1st
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 5.85 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Paris, France 2nd 5.75 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 14th (q) 5.40 m
World Championships Paris, France – NM
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th (q) 5.55 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8th 5.65 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th 5.60 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 4th 5.50 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 5.70 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 7th 5.81 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 28th (q) 5.45 m
2009 Maccabiah Games Tel Aviv, Israel 2nd 4.95 m
2013 Maccabiah Games Caesarea, Israel 1st 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 7 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Averbukh wins Maccabiah Games - PoleVaultPower.com". www.polevaultpower.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Alex Averbukh".
  5. ^ "Aleksandr Averbukh". Csjl.org. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Recent Ukrainian oleh wins Maccabiah gold". 15 July 2009.
  8. ^ "July 24 (2)". Maccabiah. 24 July 2013. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  9. ^ "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.
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