Aleksandr Averbukh

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Medal record
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Silver	2001 Edmonton	Pole vault
Bronze	1999 Seville	Pole vault
EAA European Championships
Gold	2002 Munich	Pole Vault
Gold	2006 Gothenburg	Pole Vault
European Indoor Championships
Gold	2000 Ghent	Pole vault

Aleksandr Averbukh (Hebrew: אלכס אברבוך‎; born October 1, 1974 in Irkutsk, Russia) is an Israeli athlete competing in the pole vault. 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.

[edit] Achievements

MedalCountry| Israel

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1999	World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	3rd
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	1st
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	10th
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisboa, Portugal	4th
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd
	Universiade	Beijing, China	1st
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	2nd
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	4th
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st