Wikipedia's first sentence called it “retired israeli athlete who competed in the pole vault”. Today it says “russian retired decathlete and israeli olympic athlete”.
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Israeli pole vaulter For similarly named Russian journalist, see Alexander Averbukh . 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.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Aleksandr Averbukh ( ; born October 1, 1974 in Irkutsk , Soviet Union ) is a retired Israeli athlete who competed 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. He retired from competition in 2009.
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Aleksandr Averbukh in 2011 Aleksandr Valeryevich Averbukh (Russian: Александр Валерьевич Авербух , ; 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.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Aleksandr Averbukh in 2011 Aleksandr Valeryevich Averbukh ( , Russian: Александр Валерьевич Авербух ; born October 1, 1974) is a retired Russian-born 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.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli pole vaulter For similarly named Russian journalist, see Alexander Averbukh .Aleksandr "Alex" Valeryevich Averbukh ( , 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.
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retired israeli athlete who competed in the pole vault
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russian retired decathlete and israeli olympic athlete
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