Aleksandr Averbukh
Aleksandr Valeryevich Averbukh (Russian: Александр Валерьевич Авербух, Hebrew: אלכס אברבוך; born October 1, 1974 in Irkutsk, Soviet Union) is a retired 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 is Jewish.[1] He was formerly a decathlete competing for Russia, but in 1999 he became an Israeli citizen and rose to top level in pole vault.
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.[2]
He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[3]
In 2013 he briefly returned from retirement to compete in the 19th Maccabiah where he won first place.[4]
Achievements
See also
References
External links
- Aleksandr Averbukh profile at IAAF
- Facebook page
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's pole vault
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Israel
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- Maccabiah Games competitors for Israel
- Maccabiah Games athletes (track and field)
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Maccabiah Games gold medalists
