Lonah Chemtai Salpeter

Lonah Chemtai Salpeter
לונה צ'מטאי-סלפטר
Salpeter at the European Athletics Championships in 2018
Personal information
Native nameלונה צ'מטאי-סלפטר
Birth nameLonah Korlima Chemtai
Full nameLonah Korlima Chemtai Salpeter
National teamIsrael
Born (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 35)
Kapkanyar, Kenya
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)[1]
SpouseDan Salpeter
Sport
CountryIsrael
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon, Half marathon, 10,000 metres, 5000 metres
ClubMaccabi Tel Aviv
TeamNN Running Team[2]
Coached byDan Salpeter
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2016 Rio de Janeiro
Marathon, DNF
2021 Tokyo
Marathon, 66th
World finals2022 Eugene
World Championship Marathon,  Bronze
Regional finals2018 Berlin
European Championships 10,000 m,  Gold

2020 Tokyo
Marathon,  Gold
2022 New York
Marathon,  Silver

2023 Boston
Marathon,  Bronze
Highest world ranking
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Israel
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene Marathon
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 10,000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Munich 10,000 m
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2022 New York Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Boston Marathon

Lonah Korlima Chemtai Salpeter (Hebrew: לונה צ'מטאי-סלפטר, née Chemtai, born 12 December 1988) is an Israeli Olympic runner. Born in Kenya, she represents Israel internationally. She won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. At the European Athletics Championships in the 10,000 metres, Salpeter won the gold medal in 2018, and earned a bronze medal in 2022. She won the 2020 Tokyo Marathon, won the silver medal at the 2022 New York City Marathon, and finished third at the 2023 Boston Marathon.

Her personal best time for the marathon is 2:17:45, which Salpeter ran in 2020 and which made her the sixth-fastest female marathon runner in history (currently, she is the 11th), the second-fastest European of all time, and set a new Israeli national record. Salpenter represented Israel at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As of November 2022, she held six Israeli national records, over distances ranging from 3000 metres to the marathon.

Salpeter represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Women's marathon on 11 August 2024, and finished 9th.

  1. ^ "Korlima Lornah Chemtai – Olympic Athletics"|Israel Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016.com.
  2. ^ "Israeli runner looks to break 10K record at Tel Aviv Playtika Marathon". The Jerusalem Post. 10 January 2023.
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