Aleksandr "Alex" Valeryevich Averbukh ( he, אלכס אברבוך, russian: Александр Валерьевич Авербух; born October 1, 1974) is a retired Russian decathlete and
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i Olympic athlete, who competed in the
pole vault
Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...
.
He won silver and bronze medals at the
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
, won a gold medal as the European champion in both
2002 and
2006, and won a gold medal at the
2013 Maccabiah Games
The 19th Maccabiah ( he, המכביה התשע-עשרה) were held during July 18 to 30, 2013.
The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and ...
. His personal best is 5.93 metres.
Biography
He was born in the
Russian SSR
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* Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and pe ...
,
USSR
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, and is
Jewish
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. He was formerly a
decathlete competing for
Russia
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, but he later became an
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
i citizen and rose to top level in pole vault. He competed in the
2001 Maccabiah Games
The 16th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה16 ישראל תשס"א), the Opening Ceremony was held in Jerusalem at Teddy Stadium, while the re-building process of the Maccabiah bridge collapse, collapsed bridge and investigations into the collap ...
, winning a gold medal.
He won silver and bronze medals at the
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
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.
He competed on behalf of
Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Israel competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. This was Israel's fourteenth participation in the Summer Olympics.
Israel sent 43 athletes to compete in Beijing, the largest Israeli delegation in Olympic history, with the previous ...
in Beijing, China.
He competed in the pole vault at the
2009 Maccabiah Games
The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...
.
In 2013 he briefly returned from retirement to compete in the
2013 Maccabiah Games
The 19th Maccabiah ( he, המכביה התשע-עשרה) were held during July 18 to 30, 2013.
The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and ...
, where he won a gold medal for first place.
One of his daughters is the model Anastasya Averbukh.
Achievements
See also
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List of eligibility transfers in athletics
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List of Jewish track and field athletes
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List of Israeli records in athletics
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List of Maccabiah records in athletics
The Maccabiah Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1932. Events at the Games are divided into two groups: track and field events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling, relays, and field events), and road running (i ...
References
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Irkutsk
Israeli male pole vaulters
Russian male pole vaulters
Russian decathletes
Olympic male pole vaulters
Olympic athletes of Israel
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Maccabiah Games gold medalists for Israel
Maccabiah Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 2001 Maccabiah Games
Competitors at the 2013 Maccabiah Games
Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games
Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for Israel
Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Israel
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships winners
European Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Russian Jews
Soviet Jews
Jewish male athletes (track and field)
Russian emigrants to Israel