Ron Atias
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| Birth name | רון אטיאס | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1995 Be'er Ya'akov, Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Israel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Flyweight (58 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sharabi Martial Arts[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Adi Dadidov (head coach) and Yehiam Sharabi (coach)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ron Atias (רון אטיאס; born 19 April 1995) is an Israeli Olympic taekwondo athlete who represented Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
Taekwondo career
Atias, who started in the sport at the age of seven, trains in Ramla, Israel, which is his hometown.[4][5] His club is Sharabi Martial Arts.[2]
In 2008, he won a gold medal in the Youth Croatia Taekwondo Open in Zagreb.[3] In 2009, Atias won a gold medal at the Cadet European Taekwondo Championships, in 2010 a gold medal at the senior Austrian Open in Innsbruck, and in 2011 a silver medal at the Junior European Taekwondo Championships.[3] He was picked by the Olympic Committee of Israel as the best 2011 Israeli Young Athlete.[5]
Atias then won gold medals at the youth 2012 Austrian Open and the 2013 senior Austrian Open.[3] In 2014, as a senior, he won bronze medals in the Spanish Open, Israel Open, Serbia Open, and Croatia Open.[3] In 2015, Atias won bronze medals in the Greece Open and the Israel Open.[3]
In 2016, he won the gold medal in the
Olympics
Atias represented
References
- ^ a b "Ron ATIAS - Olympic - Israel". 19 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Israel Taekwondo Federation".
- ^ a b c d e f g "TaekwondoData".
- ^ a b c "Taekwondo athlete wins Rio Olympics berth". 17 January 2016.
- ^ a b "WTF Newsletter January Edition « koryotaekwondo.com.au".
- ^ a b "Atias takes taekwondo silver medal for Israel". 20 May 2016.
- ^ ספורט, Ynet (23 July 2016). "הכירו את רון אטיאס". Ynet.
- ^ "Israeli Olympic profiles: Ron Atias". 31 July 2016.
External links
- Ron Atias at TaekwondoData.com
- Ron Atias at Olympics.com
- Ron Atias at Olympedia
- Ron Atias at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)
- Ron Atias Archived 2016-01-17 at the Wayback Machine at Israel Taekwondo Federation
