Sportsאריאל אטיאס

Ariel Atias

Ariel Atias is an Israeli decathlete who won the Israeli decathlon championship in 2019 and 2020 and holds the Israeli decathlon record of 7343 points.

born 1999Israeli decathlon record holderIsraeli decathlon champion, 2019 and 2020Balkan Championships silver medal

Born: 9 May 1999, Haifa
Occupation: athletics competitor
Education: Illinois State University

Ariel Atias was born in 1999 in Haifa

Ariel Atias was born in Haifa on May 9, 1999, and attended the Hebrew Reali School. As a child he played several sports, including swimming, soccer and basketball. At 11 he chose to focus on athletics.

At 16 he competed in his first combined event and won the Israeli cadet decathlon title with a national cadet record of 6143 points. He won many Israeli youth and cadet titles and set many age group records. He also took silver in the decathlon at the European cadet festival.

In April 2019 he won the Israeli decathlon championship with an Israeli under 23 record of 6939 points. In June 2020 he won again and set a national record of 7136 points, breaking a record held by Erez Meltzer for 26 years.

At the end of 2020 he began studying and training at the University of South Alabama. In 2022 he moved to the University of Illinois. That year, after recovering from a serious injury and surgery, he broke his national record twice, reaching 7343 points, and won silver at the Balkan Championships.

Milestones in Ariel Atias's life

1999
Born in Haifa.
2019
Set an Israeli heptathlon record of 5031 points at the Italian championship.
2019
Won his first Israeli decathlon championship.
2020
Set an Israeli indoor heptathlon record of 5164 points in Norway.
2020
Won a second Israeli title with a national decathlon record of 7136 points.
2020
Began studying at the University of South Alabama.
2022
Moved to the University of Illinois.
2022
Set the Israeli decathlon record of 7343 points and won Balkan Championships silver.