Aleksandr Averbukh
Russia (–1998)
Israel (1999–2009)
![Silver](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Silver_medal_world_centered-2.svg/16px-Silver_medal_world_centered-2.svg.png)
![Gold](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Gold_medal_europe.svg/16px-Gold_medal_europe.svg.png)
Men's athletics | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2001 Edmonton | Pole vault |
![]() | 1999 Seville | Pole vault |
European Championships | ||
![]() | 2002 Munich | Pole vault |
![]() | 2006 Gothenburg | Pole vault |
European Indoor Championships | ||
![]() | 2000 Ghent | Pole vault |
Maccabiah Games | ||
![]() | 2013 Tel Aviv | Pole vault |
![]() | 2009 Tel Aviv | Pole vault |
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
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- Aleksandr Averbukh at World Athletics
- Aleksandr Averbukh at Olympics.com
- Aleksandr Averbukh at Olympedia
- Aleksandr Averbukh on Facebook
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- 1934:
Gustav Wegner (GER)
- 1938:
Karl Sutter (GER)
- 1946:
Allan Lindberg (SWE)
- 1950:
Ragnar Lundberg (SWE)
- 1954:
Eeles Landström (FIN)
- 1958:
Eeles Landström (FIN)
- 1962:
Pentti Nikula (FIN)
- 1966:
Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1969:
Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1971:
Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1974:
Vladimir Kishkun (URS)
- 1978:
Vladimir Trofimenko (URS)
- 1982:
Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)
- 1986:
Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1990:
Radion Gataullin (RUS)
- 1994:
Radion Gataullin (RUS)
- 1998:
Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
- 2002:
Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
- 2006:
Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
- 2010:
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2012:
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2014:
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2016:
Robert Sobera (POL)
- 2018:
Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2022:
Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2024:
Armand Duplantis (SWE)