Aleksandr Averbukh
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| Native name | Александр Валерьевич Авербух | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1974 (age 49)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 8th (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals |  (2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals |  (2000, 2002, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 5.93 m (2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
2006, and won a gold medal at the 2013 Maccabiah Games
. His personal best is 5.93 metres.
Biography
He was born in the
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
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 |
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Representing  Russia
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| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain
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13th (q) | Pole vault | 4.90 m |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain
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6th | Heptathlon | 6144 pts |
| Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 16th | Decathlon | 7658 pts | |
Representing  Israel
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| 1999 | World Championships | Sevilla , Spain
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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
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2nd | Pole vault | 5.85 m | |
| Universiade | Beijing, China
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1st | Pole vault | 5.80 m | |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia
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2nd | Pole vault | 5.80 m | |
| Maccabiah Games | 1st | Pole vault | |||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany
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1st | Pole vault | 5.85 m |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Paris, France
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2nd | Pole vault | 5.75 m | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom
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14th (q) | Pole vault | 5.40 m |
| World Championships | Paris, France
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– | Pole vault | NM | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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14th (q) | Pole vault | 5.55 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
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8th | Pole vault | 5.65 m | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | Pole vault | 5.60 m | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia
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4th | Pole vault | 5.50 m |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | Pole vault | 5.70 m | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan
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7th | Pole vault | 5.81 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China
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28th (q) | Pole vault | 5.45 m |
| 2009 | Maccabiah Games | Tel Aviv, Israel
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2nd | Pole vault | 4.95 m |
| 2013 | Maccabiah Games | Caesarea, Israel
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1st | Pole vault | 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
- ^ "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.
- Maccabiah. 24 July 2013. Archived from the originalon 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aleksandr Averbukh.
- Aleksandr Averbukh at World Athletics
- Aleksandr Averbukh at Olympics.com
- Aleksandr Averbukh at Olympedia
- Aleksandr Averbukh on Facebook
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