Aleksandr Averbukh Explained
| Nationality: | Israeli |
| Native Name: | Александр Валерьевич Авербух |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Pole vault |
| Worlds: | (2001) |
| Regionals: | (2000, 2002, 2006) |
| Olympics: | 8th (2004) |
| Pb: | 5.93 m (2003) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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
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| 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 13th (q) | Pole vault | 4.90 m |
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| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | Heptathlon | 6144 pts |
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| Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 16th | Decathlon | 7658 pts |
| Representing |
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| 1999 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | bgcolor=#c96 | 3rd | Pole vault | 5.80 m |
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| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.75 m |
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| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | 5.50 m |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | 5.70 m |
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| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.85 m |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.80 m |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.80 m |
| Maccabiah Games | | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.85 m |
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| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Paris, France | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5.75 m |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | 5.40 m |
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| World Championships | Paris, France | – | NM |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (q) | 5.55 m |
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| 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 |
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| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.70 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th | 5.81 m |
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| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 28th (q) | 5.45 m |
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| 2009 | Maccabiah Games | Tel Aviv, Israel | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4.95 m |
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| 2013 | Maccabiah Games | Caesarea, Israel | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5.15 m | |
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Dmitri Markov Bio, Stats, and Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025718/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/dmitri-markov-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 23 February 2020 . en.
- Web site: Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries . Jewishinstlouis.org . November 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120407023958/http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152 . April 7, 2012 .
- Web site: Averbukh wins Maccabiah Games - PoleVaultPower.com. www.polevaultpower.com. 2 September 2023.
- Web site: Alex Averbukh .
- Web site: Aleksandr Averbukh . Csjl.org . November 15, 2011.
- Web site: Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ISR/summer/2008/ . dead . April 17, 2020 . Sports-reference.com . November 14, 2011.
- Web site: Recent Ukrainian oleh wins Maccabiah gold . 15 July 2009 .
- Web site: July 24 (2) . https://archive.today/20130920192043/http://www.maccabiah.com/news-item/maccabiah-news-update---24-7-2- . dead . September 20, 2013 . . 25 February 2014 . July 24, 2013 .
- Web site: 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. 2021-08-14. wikibath.ru.
