Israel at the 2022 World Athletics Championships

Israel at the
2022 World Athletics Championships
WA codeISR
National federationIsraeli Athletic Association
Websitewww.iaa.co.il
in Eugene, United States
15 July 2022 (2022-07-15) – 24 July 2022 (2022-07-24)
Competitors10 (4 men and 6 women) in 7 events
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
2019
2023

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

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

Team

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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