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Women's division second place finisher Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, of Israel, reacts at the finish line of the New York City Marathon, November 6, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
November 6, 2022, 8:49 pm
Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter finishes 2nd in NY Marathon
Kenyan-born runner finishes women’s race in 2:23:30; seven seconds behind winner Sharon Lokedi, also from Kenya
By AP and ToI Staff
Bronze medalist Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel celebrates after crossing the finish line in the women's marathon final, during the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on July 18, 2022. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
July 18, 2022, 8:54 pm
Chemtai Salpeter wins first marathon bronze for Israel at World Championships
Kenyan-born runner achieves country’s best-ever result at the championships, is only third Israeli to win medal at competition
By ToI Staff and AP
Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter competes in the women's marathon during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Sapporo, on August 7, 2021. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP)
October 3, 2021, 6:35 pm
Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter finishes fifth in London Marathon
Race is a redemption for the Israeli runner, after a disappointing finish at the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer
By Amy Spiro
Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter competes in the women's marathon during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Sapporo, on August 7, 2021. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP)
August 10, 2021, 9:46 am
Israel’s Olympic marathon runner had to pause her race due to menstrual cramps
Speaking about an uncomfortable topic ‘can open some people’s minds,’ says Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, a medal favorite who led race but ultimately finished 66th in Tokyo on Saturday
By Amy Spiro
(From L) Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, Kenya's Brigid Kosgei qnd USA's Molly Seidel compete in the women's marathon final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Sapporo on August 7, 2021. (Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
August 7, 2021, 1:55 am
Israel’s Salpeter finishes marathon in 66th place after leading for much of race
Runner was in 3rd place with 4 km to go when she stopped running due to stomach pains, but came back to complete race; fellow Israeli Maor Tiyouri comes in 48th
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Artem Dolgopyat of Israel performs in the floor exercise during the men's artistic gymnastics finals at the European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, August 12, 2018. (AP Photo/ Darko Bandic/File)
July 19, 2021, 7:45 pm
AP predicts Israel to win 7 medals in Tokyo, including gold in men’s gymnastics
Predictions include first place for Artem Dolgopyat, silver for Lonah Chemtai Salpeter in women’s marathon and for Sagi Muki in judo, as well as 4 bronzes
By AP and ToI Staff
Linoy Ashram of Israel performs with the clubs during the 36th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
July 16, 2021, 11:14 am
From gymnastics to judo, Israel primed to strike Olympic gold in Tokyo
Israel’s 89-athlete delegation, its biggest-ever by far, includes top contenders, returning champions and no shortage of inspiring stories
By Amy Spiro
Lona Chemtai Salpeter of Israel crosses the finish line to win the women's category of the Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo on March 1, 2020. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
March 1, 2020, 6:45 am
Israeli Chemtai Salpeter wins Tokyo Marathon amid coronavirus fears
Kenya-born runner scores 8th-best time ever in women’s marathon as city curtails participation in race due to spreading disease, but insists Olympics will go ahead
By ToI Staff and AP
A general view shows the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on September 26, 2019, ahead of the IAAF World Athletics Championships. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
October 6, 2019, 7:09 am
Sparse crowds, high heat at Doha track meet spark worries of World Cup woes
Sight of empty stadiums and collapsing runners at World Athletics Championships spooks some, but organizers insist Gulf country can host soccer’s biggest show
By Gregory WALTON
Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter competes in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, September 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
October 1, 2019, 4:07 am
Marathon great says athletes could have died at Doha world championships
Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter one of 28 who collapsed in women’s marathon; runners collapsed in other distance events; both Israel-based refugees finished their races near bottom
By AP and ToI Staff
Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter competes in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, September 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
September 28, 2019, 3:56 am
Top Israeli runner Chemtai Salpeter collapses in world championship marathon
Athlete succumbs to extreme heat while in 5th place in competition in Qatar, hurting her chances of qualifying for 2020 Olympics
By Luke Tress
Screen capture from video of Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter winning the Florence Marathon and setting a new Israeli women's record for the distance, November 25, 2018. (YouTube)
September 1, 2019, 8:01 pm
Israeli runner breaks European record for women’s 10K
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter completes race in the Netherlands in 30:04, beating old record set 16 years ago by 17 seconds, as she prepares for 2020 Olympics
By ToI Staff
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter with her son, Roy, outside their home in Shoham, central Israel, December 9, 2018. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
January 16, 2019, 12:09 pm
The mom who beat the odds, and the bureaucrats, to become Israel’s top runner
Kenya-born Lonah Chemtai Salpeter’s career was hamstrung by illness, bad luck and her adopted home’s refusal to give her citizenship; now she holds more records than she can count
By Luke Tress
Runner Girma Amara broke the Israeli men's marathon record in Valencia on December 2, 2018 (Screen grab via Facebook)
December 2, 2018, 2:39 pm
Girma Amara breaks Israeli men’s marathon record
A week after Lonah Chemtai Salpeter smashes Israeli women’s best marathon time, men’s record is broken at Valencia race
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter winning the Florence Marathon and setting a new Israeli women's record for the distance, November 25, 2018. (YouTube)
November 25, 2018, 2:56 pm
Israeli woman wins Florence marathon, smashing national record
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter completes the course in 2:24:17, knocking more than 11 minutes off previous fastest time for an Israeli woman
By Stuart Winer
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