Aleksandr Averbukh

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.

Aleksandr Averbukh

Averbukh in 2011
Personal information
Native name	Александр Валерьевич Авербух
Nationality	Israeli
Born	1 October 1974 (1974-10) (age 50)[1]
Sport
Country	Russia (–1998)  Israel (1999–2009)
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 Men's athletics Representing  Israel 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

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

• 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

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.

External links

• Aleksandr Averbukh at World Athletics
• Aleksandr Averbukh at Olympics.com
• Aleksandr Averbukh at Olympedia
• Aleksandr Averbukh on Facebook