Israel at the World Athletics Championships
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This is a record of Israel at the World Athletics Championships. Israel has won five medals at the World Athletics Championships.
Israeli Aleksandr Averbukh, won the bronze in 1999,[1][2] and the silver in 2001.[3][4]
Israel's third medal came in 2015 when former Ukrainian Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko improved on her national record with a 14.78 m jump. Knyazyeva-Minenko's medal was the first World Championship medal for an Israeli woman.[5]
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.[6][7]
On 27 August 2023, Ethiopian-born Israeli runner Maru Teferi won the silver medal in the men's marathon, marking Israel's fifth medal.[8]
Medal tables
[edit]Medals by year
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Medals by sport
[edit]| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Pole vault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Triple jump | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
List of medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Games | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
Aleksandr Averbukh | 1999 | Pole vault |
 Silver |
Aleksandr Averbukh | 2001 | Pole vault |
| Silver |
Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | 2015 | Triple jump |
| Bronze |
Lonah Chemtai Salpeter | 2022 | Marathon |
| Silver |
Maru Teferi | 2023 | Marathon |
References
[edit]- ^ 1999 Pole Vault
- ^ 1999 results Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2001 Men Pole Vault Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2001 results Archived 2010-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "REPORT: WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP FINAL – IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, BEIJING 2015". iaaf.org. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Rakovsky, Ido (18 July 2022). "In Israeli First, Marathon Runner Chemtai Salpeter Snags World Championship Bronze". Haaretz. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Israeli marathoner Lonah Chemtain Salpeter captures World bronze". The Jerusalem Post. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Israel's Marhu Teferi wins silver in men's marathon at World Athletics Championships". The Times of Israel. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2024.