| Assocname: | Israeli Athletics Association איגוד האתלטיקה הישראל |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Abbrev: | IAA |
| Founded: | 1931 |
| Aff: | World Athletics |
| Region: | European Athletic Association |
| Regionyear: | 1989 |
| President: | Doron Kofman |
| Url: | www.iaa.co.il/ |
| Countryflag: | Israel |
The Israeli Athletic Association (IAA; איגוד האתלטיקה הישראל), located at 10 Shitrit Street, Tel Aviv, Israel, is the governing body of athletics in Israel.[1] [2] [3] Doron Kofman is its President, and Jack Cohen is its General Secretary.[4]
It was founded in 1931, as the Federation for Amateur Sports in Palestine.[1] The State of Israel was formed in 1948, and Israel first participated in the Olympics in 1952.[1] In September 1989, Primo Nebiolo announced that the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) congress voted unanimously to make Israel a "temporary" member of the European Athletic Association.[5] [6]
Israel's first track and field global medal was won by Aleksandr Averbukh, who won a silver medal in the pole vault at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.[1] The IAA named Ethiopian-born distance runner Zohar Zimro its 2011 Athlete of the Year.[7]
Israel's kit are currently supplied by Nike.