Aleksandr Averbukh
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox sportsperson Aleksandr "Alex" Valeryevich Averbukh (Template:Langx, Template:Langx; 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.[1] 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[5]
He competed in the pole vault at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.[6]
In 2013 he briefly returned from retirement to compete in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, where he won a gold medal for first place.[7]
One of his daughters is the model Anastasya Averbukh.[8]
Achievements
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
External links
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