 Averbukh in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Александр Валерьевич Авербух |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born | 1 October 1974 (age 49)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 8th (2004) |
| World finals |  (2001) |
| Regional finals |  (2000, 2002, 2006) |
| Personal best | 5.93 m (2003) |
Medal record | |
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.
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]
