Egill Atlason

2023: Outdoors: Icelandic champion in long jump and triple jump age 16-17, 3rd in triple jump at the adult Icelandic championships.
Indoors: Icelandic champion in 1500 m and triple jump age 16-17. 3rd in long jump and triple jump at the adult Icelandic championships.
Athlete of the year Katla T&F Club
2024: Outdoors: 3rd in triple jump at the adult Icelandic championships, 3rd in LJ and TJ at Cup meet Natl. T&F Federation
Indoors: Icelandic champion in long jump age 18-19
Records / achievements to date:
- LJ 6.52 m – TJ 12.90 m – 100m 11.27 sec – 200m 23.06 sec – 60m 7.45 sec – 1500m 4:44 sec – Half marathon 01:34 sec – 3000m 10:21 sec.

One of the most promising T&F athletes U20 age group in Iceland
Dramatic improvements in the last two years. Focused on improving
High ceiling to grow in college in different T&F events / tracks
Coach Thrainn on Egill: Egill has a positive attitude, is very coachable, a pleasure to be around and coach. Egill has high IQ in T&F. He has improved greatly in the last two years but has enormous potential in reaching much farther with more training.
Egill goals: Continue improving, practice healthy lifestyle to enable me to reach far in T&F. Overarching goal is to reach the Olympics one day.
Coach Ari on Egill: Egill has stopped growing so he can start gaining more strength and explosive power. Has good core strength which keeps him from injury. Very strong mentally, usually jumps best when much is on the line.

Reference:

Coach UFA Track club (current): Mr. Thrainn Kristinsson, email: kristinntk@gmail.com, mobile: +354 865-1997
Coach Katla UFA Track club: Mr. Ari J. email: ari27@simnet.is, mobile: +354 892-0777