Israel at the World Athletics Championships
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This is a record of Israel at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. Israel has won three medals at the World Championships of Athletics.
Israeli Aleksandr Averbukh, won the bronze in 1999,[1][2] and the silver in 2001.[3][4]
Their third medal came in 2015. Former Ukrainian Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko made a big improvement to her own National Record of her new country Israel with a 14.78. Her lead lasted through two jumpers before Ibargüen took the lead with her second round 14.80. 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]
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 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Medals by sport[edit]
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pole vault | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Triple jump | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marathons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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 |
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.