Israel at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

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Israel at the
Medals

Ranked 40th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Athletics Championships appearances (
2019

Israel competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States, from 15 to 24 July 2022. The Israeli Athletic Association entered 10 athletes.[1][2]

On 18 July 2022, Kenyan-born Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter won the bronze medal in the women's marathon to give Israel its fourth medal in the overall history of the World Athletics Championships.[3][4]

Medalists

Medal Athlete Event Date
 Bronze Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Women's marathon 18 July

Team

The Israeli team consisted of 10 athletes (6 women and 4 men),[1] the second largest number of Israeli athletes that ever went the World Athletics Championships, just behind Seville 1999 when Israel qualified 11 athletes.[2]

Results

Israel entered 10 athletes.[1]

Key
  • Note: Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • PB = Personal best
  • SB = Season best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Haimro Almaya
Marathon 2:17:05 48
Tesama Moogas 2:11:36 25
Maru Teferi 2:07:59 11
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Yonathan Kapitolnik High jump 2.28 8 q 2.24 11

Women

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semi-final Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Diana Vaisman 100 metres 11.29 (+0.2) 5 Did not advance
Selamawit Teferi 5000 metres 15:44.30 SB 14 Did not advance
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Marathon 2:20:18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Maor Tiyouri 2:31:54 23
Adva Cohen 3000 metres steeplechase 9:44.74 12 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Hanna Minenko
Triple jump 14.11 15 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ a b c "Entry Lists by COUNTRY and EVENT (As of 7 July 2022)" (PDF). World Athletics. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b Aharoni, Oren (14 July 2022). "לחלום בגדול: על הספורטאים הישראלים באליפות העולם באתלטיקה" [To dream big: about the Israeli athletes at the World Athletics Championships] (in Hebrew). Israel Hayom. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ Rakovsky, Ido (18 July 2022). "In Israeli First, Marathon Runner Chemtai Salpeter Snags World Championship Bronze". Haaretz. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Israeli marathoner Lonah Chemtain Salpeter captures World bronze". The Jerusalem Post. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

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