{{Short description|Israeli pole vaulter}} {{for|similarly named Russian journalist|Alexander Averbukh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson |nationality = Israeli |image=Israel track and field championship 2011 Aleksandr Averbukh 01.JPG |caption=Averbukh in 2011 |native_name=Александр Валерьевич Авербух |birth_date={{birth-date and age|1 October 1974}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Dmitri Markov Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/dmitri-markov-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025718/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/dmitri-markov-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=23 February 2020}}</ref> |birth_place= |headercolor = |height = |weight = | country = {{ubl|{{RUS}} (–1998)|{{ISR}} (1999–2009)}} | active_years = | turnedpro = | retired = | sport = Athletics | event = Pole vault <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = {{World2}} <small>(2001)</small> | regionals = {{Eur1}} <small>(2000, 2002, 2006)</small> | nationals = | olympics = 8th <small>(2004)</small> | highestranking = | pb = 5.93 m (2003) <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = yes |medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{ISR}} }} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships }} {{Medal|Silver| 2001 Edmonton |Pole vault}} {{Medal|Bronze| 1999 Seville |Pole vault}} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2002 Munich|Pole vault}} {{Medal|Gold|2006 Gothenburg|Pole vault}} {{Medal|Competition|European Indoor Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2000 Ghent|Pole vault}} {{Medal|Competition|Maccabiah Games}} {{Medal|Gold | 2013 Tel Aviv |Pole vault}} {{Medal|Silver| 2009 Tel Aviv |Pole vault}} }} '''Aleksandr "Alex" Valeryevich Averbukh''' ({{langx|he|אלכס אברבוך}}, {{langx|ru|Александр Валерьевич Авербух}}; born October 1, 1974) is a Russian retired 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, Soviet Union, and is Jewish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152 |title=Jews in the Olympics: 63 Athletes, 7 Countries |publisher=Jewishinstlouis.org |access-date=November 13, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407023958/http://www.jewishinstlouis.org/page.aspx?id=181152 |archive-date=April 7, 2012}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34128|title=Averbukh wins Maccabiah Games - PoleVaultPower.com|website=polevaultpower.com|accessdate=2 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/alex-averbukh | title=Alex Averbukh}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csjl.org/articles/article75-AleksandrAverbukh.htm |title=Aleksandr Averbukh |publisher=Csjl.org |access-date=November 15, 2011}}</ref>
He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ISR/summer/2008/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ISR/summer/2008/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2020 |title=Israel at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games |publisher=Sports-reference.com |access-date=November 14, 2011}}</ref>
He competed in the pole vault at the 2009 Maccabiah Games.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.jta.org/2009/07/15/israel/recent-ukrainian-oleh-wins-maccabiah-gold | title=Recent Ukrainian oleh wins Maccabiah gold | date=15 July 2009}}</ref>
In 2013 he briefly returned from retirement to compete in the 2013 Maccabiah Games, where he won a gold medal for first place.<ref>{{cite web|title=July 24 (2) |url=http://www.maccabiah.com/news-item/maccabiah-news-update---24-7-2- |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130920192043/http://www.maccabiah.com/news-item/maccabiah-news-update---24-7-2- |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 20, 2013 |publisher=Maccabiah |access-date=25 February 2014 |date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>
One of his daughters is the model Anastasya Averbukh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://wikibath.ru/en/shkola-zamerla-v-voshishchenii-samaya-krasivaya-devochka-v-mire-poshla-v.html|access-date=2021-08-14|website=wikibath.ru}}</ref>
==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- ! colspan=6| Representing {{RUS}} |- ! 1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 13th (q) | Pole vault | 4.90 m |- ! rowspan=2| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 6th | Heptathlon | 6144 pts |- | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 16th | Decathlon | 7658 pts |- ! colspan=6| Representing {{ISR}} |- ! 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | bgcolor=#c96| 3rd | rowspan=21| Pole vault | 5.80 m |- ! rowspan=2| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 5.75 m |- | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | 5.50 m |- ! rowspan=5| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | 5.70 m |- | 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 | |- ! rowspan=2| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 5.85 m |- | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Paris, France | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | 5.75 m |- ! rowspan=2| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | 5.40 m |- | World Championships | Paris, France | – | NM |- ! rowspan=3| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (q) | 5.55 m |- | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th | 5.65 m |- | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | 5.60 m |- ! rowspan=2| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 4th | 5.50 m |- | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 5.70 m |- ! 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th | 5.81 m |- ! 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 28th (q) | 5.45 m |- ! 2009 | Maccabiah Games | Tel Aviv, Israel | bgcolor=silver| 2nd | 4.95 m |- ! 2013 | Maccabiah Games | Jerusalem, Israel | bgcolor=gold| 1st | 5.15 m |}
==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
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