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{{short description|Kenyan-Israeli long-distance runner}}

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| name = Lonah Chemtai Salpeter<br>לונה צ'מטאי-סלפטר

| image = File:Lonah Chemtai Salpeter 2018 ECh.jpg

| image_size = 270px

| caption = Salpeter at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Athletics Championships]] in 2018

| native_name = לונה צ'מטאי-סלפטר

| birth_name = Lonah Korlima Chemtai

| fullname = Lonah Korlima Chemtai Salpeter

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|12|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kapkanyar, [[Kenya]]

| height = 1.65 m

| weight = 52 kg (115 lbs)<ref name="rio1">[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lonah-chemtai-korlima "Korlima Lornah Chemtai – Olympic Athletics"|Israel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126002740/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/lonah-chemtai-korlima |date=26 November 2016 }}. Rio2016.com.</ref>

| country = [[Israel]]

| sport = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]]

| event = [[Marathon]], [[Half marathon]], [[10,000 metres]], [[5000 metres]]

| club = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]]

| team = [[NN Running Team]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-728083|title=Israeli runner looks to break 10K record at Tel Aviv Playtika Marathon|date=10 January 2023|website=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref>

| worlds = '''2022 Eugene'''<br>World Championship Marathon, {{bronze medal}}<br>

'''2018 Berlin'''<br>European Championships [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000&nbsp;m]], {{gold medal}}<br>

'''2020 Tokyo'''<br>Marathon, {{gold medal}}<br>

'''2022 New York'''<br>Marathon, {{silver medal}}<br>

'''2023 Boston'''<br>Marathon, {{bronze medal}}<br>

| olympics = '''2016 Rio de Janeiro''' <br> Marathon, DNF <br> '''2021 Tokyo''' <br> Marathon, 66th

*10,000 metre -- #1 <ref name="auto"/>

*marathon -- #2 <ref name="auto"/>

*[[one hour run]] -- # 2

| pb = {{ubl

|''Road''

|'''[[Marathon]]:''' 2:17:45 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}''' ([[Tokyo]] 2020)

|'''[[Half marathon]]:''' 66:09 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}''' ([[Prague]] 2019)

|'''[[10K run|10 km]]:''' 30:05 '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}''' ([[Tilburg]] 2019)

}}

{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}

{{Medal|Country|{{ISR}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 Eugene]]|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's marathon|Marathon]]}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|2018 Berlin]]|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000&nbsp;m]]}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2022 European Athletics Championships|2022 Munich]]|[[2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000&nbsp;m]]}}

{{Medal|Competition|[[World Marathon Majors]]}}

{{Medal|Gold|[[2020 Tokyo Marathon|2020 Tokyo]]|Marathon}}

{{Medal|Silver|[[2022 New York City Marathon|2022 New York]]|Marathon}}

{{Medal|Bronze|[[2023 Boston Marathon|2023 Boston]]|[[2023 Boston Marathon#Women|Marathon]]}}

'''Lonah Korlima Chemtai Salpeter''' ({{lang-he|לונה צ'מטאי-סלפטר}}, {{nee|'''Chemtai'''}}, born 12 December 1988) is a [[Kenya]]n-born [[Israel]]i Olympic runner. She won the bronze medal in the [[marathon]] at the [[2022 World Athletics Championships]]. At the [[European Athletics Championships]] in the [[10,000 metres]], Salpeter won the gold medal in [[2018 European Athletics Championships|2018]], and earned a bronze medal in [[2022 European Athletics Championships|2022]]. She won the [[2020 Tokyo Marathon]], won the silver medal at the [[2022 New York City Marathon]], and finished third at the [[2023 Boston Marathon]].

Her personal best time for the marathon is 2:17:45, which Salpeter ran in 2020 and which made her the sixth-fastest female marathon runner in history (currently, she is the 11th), the second-fastest European of all time, and set a new Israeli national record. Salpenter represented Israel at the [[Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio Olympics]] and the [[Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympics]]. As of November 2022, she held six [[List of Israeli records in athletics|Israeli national records]], over distances ranging from [[3000 metres]] to the marathon.

Salpeter will represent [[Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris in the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|marathon]] on 11 August 2024.

Lonah Chemtai was born and raisedin the small village of Kapkanyar, in [[West Pokot County]], in the [[Rift Valley Province]] in [[western Kenya]], a member of the [[Pokot people|Pokot]] tribe of the [[Kalenjin people]].<ref name="auto22">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp7CcqpRLyE|title=Lonah Salpeter &#124; Unscripted|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref name=love/><ref name=autogenerated1/><ref name="auto4"/> The members of the tribe speak the [[Pokot language]] and [[Swahili language|Swahili]], are warriors, and do not like running--despite being good runners.<ref name=autogenerated1/> She grew up living in a dwelling made of sheet metal, without electricity or running water.<ref name=love>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/series/lonah-chemtai-salpeter-israel-distance-runnin|author=Lonah Chemtai Salpeter|title=Lonah Chemtai Salpeter: I love running because… &#124; European 10,000m champion Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel talks about her passion and enthusiasm for distance running. SERIES|website=World Athletics|date=August 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/s1cf8rjzj|title=Israeli Olympic medalist marathon runner recalls childhood in Kenya|first=Lior|last=Ohana|date=26 September 2022|work=Ynet}}</ref><ref name="jewishpress1">[http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/kenyan-born-lonah-chemtai-to-represent-israel-in-rio-marathon/2016/07/21/ "Kenyan-Born Lonah Chemtai to Represent Israel in Rio Marathon"]. ''The Jewish Press'', July 21, 2016. Retrieved on 26 August 2016.</ref><ref name="reuters1">Lewis, Ori. (19 July 2016) [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-athletics-israel-idUSKCN0ZZ2SM "Kenyan-born runner Chemtai going the distance for Israel"]. Reuters. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-mom-who-beat-the-odds-and-the-bureaucrats-to-become-israels-top-runner/|title=The mom who beat the odds, and the bureaucrats,to become Israel's top runner|first=Luke|last=Tress|website=The Times of Israel|date=16 January 2019}}</ref> She has 12 siblings, and the membersofthe family hadtowalk down to a nearby river to fetch their water.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto21">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4657470,00.html|title=רצים עם כל הלב: סיפור האהבה המרגש של לורנה צ'מטאי ודן סלפטר|first=אבינעם|last=פורת|date=15 May 2015|work=Ynet}}</ref> Her school was four kilometers (2.5 miles) away from her home.<ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto21"/> In 2005, her father died, at 55 years of age, and Lohan helped her mother by tilling the land of the family farm, milking cows, cooking, washing, and fetching water from the river.<ref name="auto4"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://xnet.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4804739,00.html|title=המירוץ של לונה: "מקבלת המון תמיכה ופרגון מעוברי אורח ברחוב"|website=Ynet|date=May 19, 2016}}</ref>

She came to [[Israel]] in December 2008 at 20 years of age, having never left her village previously, to work as a live-in nanny for the three children under five years of age of Kenya's [[Ambassador]] to Israel.<ref name="auto22"/><ref name=autogenerated1/> The Ambassador's wife was initially away studying in Australia, but returned to the family in 2010.<ref name="auto22"/><ref name=autogenerated1/> She lived and worked in [[Herzliya]], near [[Tel Aviv]].<ref name="auto15">{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/spikes/news/lonah-chemtai-salpeter-equality|title=Equality &#124; SPIKES|date=25 April 2019|author=Lonah Chemtai Salpeter |website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto6">Talya Minsberg (November 5, 2022). [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/05/sports/nyc-marathon-fastest-woman-salpeter.html "The Fastest Woman in This Year’s New York City Marathon Is Israeli; “You come to challenge yourself in New York City,” Lonah Chemtai Salpeter said. Her path to representing Israel was a challenge in itself,"] ''The New York Times''.</ref><ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jns.org/israeli-runner-travels-a-long-road-to-place-second-in-new-york-city-marathon/|title=Israeli runner travels a long road to place second in New York City Marathon; “Whatever race I do, I always remember my nation,” said Lonah Chemtai Salpeter.|author=Howard Blas|date=November 8, 2022 |work=Jewish News Syndicate}}</ref><ref name="jewishpress1"/><ref name="timesofisrael1">Solomon, Shoshanna. (12 March 2016) [http://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-avivs-kenyan-born-marathon-winner-in-race-against-time-to-run-for-israel-in-rio/ "Tel Aviv's Kenyan-born marathon winner in race against time to run for Israel in Rio"]. ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.</ref><ref name="reuters1"/><ref name=autogenerated1 />

She met Israeli running coach Dan Salpeter in 2011, when he was a university student.<ref name="auto15"/><ref name="auto6"/><ref name="timesofisrael1"/> The two married in 2014, and she became pregnant later that year.<ref name="auto15"/><ref name="auto6"/><ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="jpost1">[http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Lonah-Korlima-Chemtai-462815 "Israeli Olympic profiles: Lonah Korlima Chemtai; Women's Tel Aviv marathon champion Lonah Korlima Chemtai hopes to bring the gold for the country she now calls home,"] ''The Jerusalem Post''. (31 July 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-26.</ref><ref>[http://thedailyvoicenews.com/2016/07/21/lonah-chemtai-whos-that-kenyan-brightening-israels-chances-in-rio-2016/ "Lonah Chemtai: Who’s That Kenyan Brightening Israel’s Chances In Rio 2016?"] ''The Daily Voice''. Retrieved on 26 August 2016.</ref><ref name=autogenerated1 /> The couple's son, Roy, was born in December 2014.<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="reuters1"/> The family resided in [[moshav]] [[Yanuv]], in [[central Israel]], and then in [[Shoham]], also in central Israel.<ref name=Star>[http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/07/20/kenyan-born-runner-chemtai-going-the-distance-for-israel_c1389505 "Kenyan-born runner Chemtai going the distance for Israel,"] ''[[The Star (Kenya)|The Star]]'', Kenya, 20 July 2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.</ref><ref name=autogenerated1 />

She received support in her quest for Israeli citizenship from Kenya’s Ambassador to Israel, Augostino Njoroge.<ref name=autogenerated1/> He said that Kenya had plenty of marathon runners, and that he would be happy to have Salpeter run for Israel: "Kenya and Israel are so good friends. We cannot hand you the medal, but we can give you somebody who can bring the medal. This is what good friends are there for."<ref name=autogenerated1/>

Shortly after, in March 2016, Salpeter became an [[Israeli citizen]] on account of her being married to an Israeli citizen, eight years after she began residing in Israel, and a few days before the cut-off to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref name=Star/><ref name="jpost1"/> The family now lives in [[Kibbutz]] [[Lehavot HaBashan]] in [[northern Israel]], with a little dog, Mumu, who, Israeli Channel 10 TV reported dryly, is black and white.<ref name="timesofisrael2"/><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.israel21c.org/this-olympic-champ-found-her-sport-on-the-streets-of-tel-aviv/|title=This Olympic champ found her sport on the streets of Tel Aviv|author=Naama Barak|date=20 March 2023|website=ISRAEL21c}}</ref>

She began running in a local park in Herzliya as a hobby in 2010.<ref name="auto22"/><ref name="auto6"/><ref name="auto7"/><ref name="auto2"/> She said: "When I started seeing people running in [Tel Aviv], I said to myself ‘I can be like them.’ Then I met my husband, and he was encouraging me and supporting me a lot."<ref name="auto2"/>

Her husband, an Israeli former [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance]] and [[Mountain running|mountain runner]], is also her coach.<ref name="timesofisrael2"/> They met as she was casually running in a park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allisrael.com/kenyan-israeli-runner-lonah-chemtai-salpeter-wins-world-championships-bronze-for-israel|title=Kenyan-Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter wins world championship bronze for Israel|date=5 July 2022|website=All Israel News|author=Tal Heinrich}}</ref><ref name="timesofisrael2">Pileggi, Tamar. (17 March 2016) [http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-legal-battle-kenyan-runner-gets-israeli-citizenship/ "After legal battle, Kenyan runner gets Israeli citizenship"]. ''The Times of Israel''. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.</ref><ref name=love/> In her youth she ran shorter distances, and she only began running [[marathon]]s after 2014.<ref name="reuters1"/> She says that runners face the challenge of learning how to handle pain, and she adds: "And losing. You train for months, and you are disappointed, but you need to take a challenge. You need to know where your weaknesses were, and the mistakes that you made."<ref name="auto2"/>

Her club is [[Maccabi Tel Aviv]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Salpeter trains 190-200 kilometers (118-124 miles) a week.<ref name="auto15"/><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/boston-marathon-contender-lonah-salpeter-finishes-third-1235614712/|title=Boston Marathon Contender Lonah Salpeter Was In It to Win It, but Finished Third|first=Rosemary|last=Feitelberg|date=16 April 2023|work=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref> She does not listen to music as she runs, saying "I always like to listen to my heart beating. Even though I’m running 42 kilometers, I run without music."<ref name="auto2"/> Salpeter also revealed that "In a marathon I don't look at who I passed or who is passing me. I have a goal and I only see it."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yediot.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5416965,00.html|title="במרתון אני לא מסתכלת על מי שעקפתי ולא על מי שעוקפת אותי. יש לי מטרה ואני רואה רק אותה"|date=29 November 2018|website=Ynet}}</ref> She said: "People tell me, ‘You inspire us, you make us proud,’ so that really motivates me a lot. I want to inspire the younger generation in Israel."<ref name="auto6"/>

===2016–17; Tel Aviv Marathon gold and 2016 Olympics===

Salpeter came in first among the women in the 2016 [[Tel Aviv Marathon]] in 2:40:16, almost five minutes below the qualification time for the 2016 Rio Olympics.<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="timesofisrael2"/><ref name="auto6"/> It was the first time she had run a marathon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nnrunningteam.com/team/lonah-salpeter/|title=Lonah Salpeter|website=NN Running Team}}</ref>

Salpeter then competed for [[Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|marathon]].<ref name="reuters1"/><ref name="TalshirRace">{{cite news|last1=Talshir|first1=Uri|title=Kenyan-born Runner Wins Race to Attain Israeli Citizenship; Lonah Chemtai is finally becoming an Israeli. This August she’ll be racing the marathon at the Rio Olympics.|url=http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.709213|accessdate=20 July 2016|work=[[Haaretz]]|date=17 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="timesofisrael1"/> By the 30th kilometer, her time put her in the top half of the runners, ranking her approximately 90th.<ref name="haaretz1">Uri Talshir

(August 20, 2016). [http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/sports/.premium-1.737612 "Breastfeeding Was Downfall of Israeli Marathon Runner at Rio Olympics"], ''Haaretz''. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.</ref> She left the race at the 35th kilometer, with sharp pain in her chest.<ref name=autogenerated1/><ref name="haaretz1"/> On the advicae of officials in Brazil who thought that the baby might get sick, she had not brought her baby with her to [[Rio de Janeiro]], and had stopped nursing it a few weeks before the race, resulting in her having extra [[breast milk]] and consequently problems with her chest.<ref name=autogenerated1/><ref name="auto15"/> She explained on Facebook: <blockquote>Unfortunately, I was forced to stop by a shoulder problem. As you all know, I’m still nursing my 20-month-old son. During my training in Kenya, I tried to stop, but it caused me pain and a shoulder problem due to running with breasts full of milk. This limited me in the European championships in Amsterdam (a half-marathon) and happened again today. I promise to attain respectable achievements in the future and am going forward with head held high.<ref name="haaretz1"/></blockquote>

In September 2016 Salpeter came in 11th in the [[2016 Berlin Marathon]] in Germany, in 2:40:16.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/israel/lonah-chemtai-salpeter-14523502|title=Lonah Chemtai Salpeter &#124; Profile|website=World Athletics}}</ref>

In May 2017 she won the [[25 Berlin|Berlin BIG 25 km race]] in Germany, in 1:28:48.<ref name="auto1"/>

In June 2017, Salpeter won a [[silver medal]] in the [[2017 European Athletics Team Championships]] Second League 5,000 metre race in Tel Aviv, Israel, as she ran a 16:19.90.<ref name="auto1"/>

In August 2017, in the [[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon|2017 London World Championship Marathon]], Salpeter ran a 2:40, coming in 41st.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

===2018; Florence Marathon gold and European 10,000m champion===

In May 2018, Salpeter won the [[2018 European 10,000m Cup|2018 European 10,000&nbsp;m Cup]] in London, with a time of 31:33.03, a new Israeli national record.<ref name="auto"/> She was named the female [[European Athlete of the Month]] for May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/314587.html|title=לונה צ'מטאי סלפטר הוכתרה לאתלטית החודש באירופה|date=8 June 2018|website=ONE - מספר אחת בספורט}}</ref>

In June 2018, she won the Valencia 15 km, in [[Valencia]], Spain, with a time of 47:38, a personal best and a new Israeli record.<ref name="auto1"/><ref>Adi Rubinstein (July 5, 2018).[https://www.israelhayom.com/2018/07/05/sprinter-diana-weissman-breaks-46-year-womens-100-meter-record/ "Sprinter Diana Weissman breaks 46-year women's 100-meter record,"] ''Israel HaYom''.</ref>

In July 2018, Salpeter won the 1500&nbsp;m at the Israeli National Championships, with a time of 4:11.69, a personal best.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

That same month, she won the Guldensporenmeeting 5,000 metre race in [[Kortrijk]], Belgium, with a time of 15:17.81.<ref name="auto1"/>

[[File:2018 European Athletics Championships Day 4 (17).jpg|thumb|left|300px|upright=1|Salpeter (center) with her 10,000&nbsp;m gold at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]]]]

On 8 August 2018, Salpeter won the [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres]] at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]] in Berlin, with a time of 31:43.29.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6238093-salpeter-makes-european-championships-history-for-israel|title=Salpeter Makes European Championships History For Israel|website=Flotrack|date=April 8, 2018|author=Kevin Sully}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-runner-lonah-chemtai-salpeter-wins-gold-at-european-championships/|title=Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter wins gold at European Championships|work=The Times of Israel|date=August 9, 2018|access-date=9 August 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> She became the first Israeli athlete to win a [[gold medal]] at the championships.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

Four days later, in the [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres|5000 metres race]] in her second competition at the Championships, Salpeter miscounted the number of laps in the 12.5-lap race.<ref name="auto16">{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a20856317/the-best-and-worst-of-runners-celebrating-early/|author=Peter Gambaccini |title=Ugandan Olympian Pauses to Celebrate, Gets Passed at Last Minute in NYE Race|date=2 January 2020|website=Runner's World}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sajr.co.za/israeli-athlete-misses-a-second-medal-by-miscounting-the-laps/|title=Israeli athlete misses a second medal by miscounting the laps|author=Stuart Winer|date=16 August 2018|website=South African Jewish Report}}</ref> As she and the other lead runners crossed the line, with her in close second place, she pulled up one lap early by mistake and veered off course 400 metres early, thinking she had just crossed the finish line.<ref name="auto16"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/athletics/45164839|title='Keep going!' - Salpeter stops a lap early in 5,000m|work=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-athlete-stops-running-too-soon-misses-a-second-medal-at-european-games/|title=Israeli athlete stops running too soon, misses a second medal at European games; Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, who won gold in the 10,000-meter run, makes disastrous miscalculation in 5,000-meters contest, comes in fourth but still breaks Israeli record|first=Stuart|last=Winer|website=The Times of Israel|date=12 August 2018}}</ref> However, as race officials rang the bell indicating the start of the final lap, Salpeter realized her error, and sprinted after the leader.<ref name="auto1"/> The gap was too large for her to close, however, and she finished in fourth place, in a time of 15:01.<ref name="auto1"/> Nevertheless, her time was a new Israeli record, breaking the old one by 17 seconds.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5327545,00.html|title="שאלתי את עצמי מה צ'מטאי-סלפטר עושה"|first=אורן|last=אהרוני|date=13 August 2018|work=Ynet}}</ref> After finishing she collapsed on the grass, crying, and in her post-race interview only managed to say: "What a fool I am."<ref name="auto19"/> An hour after the conclusion of the race, race officials disqualified her for having crossed lanes on the track.<ref name=autogenerated1/>

In September 2018, Salpeter won the [[Dam tot Damloop]] 10-mile race in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with a time of 50:45.<ref name="auto1"/> She won by one second, and also won the gender pursuit race by 35 seconds over [[Joshua Cheptegei]].<ref name="auto13">{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/salpeter-cheptegei-win-dam-tot-damloop|title=Salpeter and Cheptegei prevail at Dam tot Damloop 10-miler &#124; Report|website=World Athletics|date=23 September 2018}}</ref> It was the first time that she ran the distance.<ref name="auto13"/>

In October 2018 she won a silver medal in the [[Lisbon Half Marathon]] in Portugal, in 1:07:55.<ref name="auto1"/>

On 25 November 2018, Salpeter won the [[Florence Marathon]], setting an Israeli national record and course record of 2:24:17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/salpeter-22417-course-record-florence-maratho|title=Salpeter clocks 2:24:17 course record in Florence|website=IAAF|date=25 November 2018|access-date=26 February 2019}}</ref> She broke the prior course record by four minutes, and was six minutes ahead of the second-place finisher [[Caroline Chepkwony]].<ref name="auto17">{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/salpeter-22417-course-record-florence-maratho|title=Salpeter clocks 2:24:17 course record in Florence &#124; Report|website=World Athletics|date=25 November 2018}}</ref> She ran a [[negative split]], running the first half of the race in 1:12:38, and the second half in 1:11:39.<ref name="auto17"/> It was only her fifth marathon.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

In December 2018, she won the Roma We Run Rome 10K in Rome, Italy, in a time of 31:46.<ref name="auto1"/>

===2019; Prague Marathon gold===

In February 2019, Salpeter won the [[Or Yehuda]] 5K Race in Tel Aviv, with a time of 15:15, a personal best.<ref name="auto1"/>

That same month she won the Israeli 15km Championships in [[Rishon Letzion]], with a time of 48:42.<ref name="auto1"/>

In March 2019, Salpeter won the [[Roma-Ostia Half Marathon]] in Rome, Italy, with a time of 1:06:40.<ref name=autogenerated3>{{Cite web|url=https://london.diamondleague.com/home/|title=Home|website=london.diamondleague.com}}</ref> She was two seconds off the course record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/nagoya-lake-biwa-barcelona-big-half-marathon|title=Road round-up: Johannes victorious in Nagoya, Bounasr wins Lake Biwa Marathon, records fall in Barcelona, Salpeter wins Roma-Ostia Half &#124; Report|date=10 March 2019 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>

In April 2019, she came in second in the [[Prague Half Marathon]] in [[Prague]], the Czech Republic, with a time of 1:06:09, a personal best.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>

On 5 May 2019, Salpeter won the [[Prague Marathon]], with a course record 2:19:46 time, breaking the old course record by over two minutes.<ref name="auto18">{{Cite web|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/athletics/article/2001324121/photos-chemtai-makes-history-sets-fastest-marathon-time|title=Lonah Chemtai sets fastest marathon time by a European athlete in more than a decade (Photos)|first=Waweru|last=Titus|website=The Standard|date=May 6, 2019}}</ref> She clocked the 24th-best time for a woman in that distance in history, the third-best European time ever, and a new Israeli national record.<ref name="auto18"/><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Israel/comments/bkwe5b/lonah_salpeter_wins_prague_marathon_with_21945/ "Lonah Salpeter wins Prague marathon with 2:19:45, setting amazing Israeli record (3rd best European runner ever, 24th worldwide), Olympic minimum and course record,"] Walla.</ref> She ran a negative split, running the first half in 70:12, and -- despite the wind increasing -- the second half in 69:33.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-news/lonah-chemtai-salpeter-runs-prague-marathon-record-road-round-up-1039922418/|title=Lonah Chemtai Salpeter runs Prague Marathon record - road round-up|work=Athletics Weekly|date=5 May 2019}}</ref> She moved to third on the European all-time list in the marathon, behind world record-holder [[Paula Radcliffe]] (2:15:25) and [[Irina Mikitenko]] (2:19:19).<ref name="auto18"/>

Also in May 2019, she won the silver medal in the [[European Champion Clubs Cup (athletics)|European Champion Clubs Cup]] ECCC Group B 1,500 metre race in [[Tampere]], Finland, in 4:20.51.<ref name="auto1"/> She was named the female European Athlete of the Month for May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mako.co.il/Sports-others/misc-q2_2019/Article-c34611d53914b61027.htm|title=צ'מטאי-סלפטר אתלטית החודש באירופה|date=10 June 2019|website=mako}}</ref>

In July 2019, she won a silver medal in the [[2019 European 10,000m Cup|2019 European 10,000&nbsp;m Cup]] in London, with an Israeli national record of 31:15.78, seven seconds behind [[Steph Twell]].<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/european-cup-10000m-highgate-twell-2019|title=Twell and Crippa take European 10,000m Cup titles &#124; Report|website=World Athletics|date=7 July 2019}}</ref>

In August 2019 Salpeter won a gold medal in the [[2019 European Athletics Team Championships]] Second League 5,000 metre race, in [[Varaždin]], Croatia, in a time of 15:44.38.<ref name="auto1"/>

In September 2019 at the [[Tilburg Ten Miles]] in the Netherlands, as Salpeter won the gold medal, she set a new Israeli record, and broke the European record in the [[10K run|10 kilometres]] with a time of 30:04, the second-fastest women's time ever recorded for the distance, slicing 17 seconds off the previous record set by [[Paula Radcliffe]] in 2003.<ref name="auto12">{{Cite web|url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/lonah-salpeter-shatters-tokyo-marathon-course-record/|title=Lonah Salpeter shatters Tokyo Marathon course record|first=Madeleine|last=Kelly|date=1 March 2020|work=Running Magazine}}</ref><ref>[https://www.israelhayom.com/2019/09/01/israeli-runner-lonah-chemtai-smashes-european-womens-10k-record "Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai smashes European women's 10K record"], ''Israel HaYom'', 1 September 2019.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=1 September 2019 |title=Israeli runner breaks European record for women's 10K |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-runner-breaks-european-record-for-womens-10k/ |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref>

On 28 September 2019, Salpeter ran in the women's marathon at the [[2019 World Athletics Championships]] in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]].<ref name="auto20">{{Cite web|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/1569680398-israeli-runner-forced-to-quit-doha-competition-after-extreme-heat-causes-collapse|title=Israeli runner forced to quit Doha competition after extreme heat causes collapse|website= i24NEWS|date=September 28, 2019 }}</ref> She was forced to leave the race after 32 kilometers (20 miles) while she was in fifth place and 11 seconds behind the lead runner, as temperatures rose to 91 °F (32.7 °C), along with humidity of 73% that made it feel like 105 °F (40 °C).<ref name="auto14">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/marathon-great-says-athletes-could-have-died-at-doha-world-championships/|title=Marathon great says athletes could have died at Doha world championships |work= The Times of Israel|date=October 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto20"/> In all, 28 out of 68 runners (41%) failed to finish the race.<ref name="auto14"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5598792,00.html|title=לונה צ'מטאי: "היה ממש אסון, המרתון הכי קשה שהיה לי"|first=אורן|last=אהרוני|date=28 September 2019|work=Ynet}}</ref>

In December 2019 she won the Israeli Half Marathon Championships in [[Beit She'an]], with a time of 1:10:05.<ref name="auto1"/>

===2020; Tokyo Marathon gold at 2:17:45===

In March 2020, Salpeter won the gold medal in the [[2020 Tokyo Marathon]] with a time of 2:17:45, setting a new course and Israeli record, and medalling in her first [[World Marathon Majors|World Marathon Major]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kano |first1=Shintaro |title=Osako Suguru breaks Japan record in Tokyo Marathon |url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/tokyo-marathon/ |website=Olympic Channel |date=1 March 2020}}</ref> She broke away from the women’s field at the 30-kilometer mark, and broke the course record by over two minutes.<ref name="auto12"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marathon.tokyo//en/news/detail/news_001716.html|title=Legese wins men&#039;s and Salpeter wins women&#039;s division (Tokyo Marathon 2020 Marathon Race Report)|website=marathon.tokyo|date=March 3, 2020}}</ref> She ran the sixth-fastest women's marathon in the world of all time.<ref name="auto12"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-news/birhanu-legese-lonah-chemtai-salpeter-tokyo-marathon-1039928465/|title=Birhanu Legese and Lonah Chemtai Salpeter win Tokyo Marathon|date=1 March 2020|work=Athletics Weekly }}</ref>

In July 2020, she won the 800 metre Israeli Championship in Tel Aviv with a time of 2:06.63, a personal best, and the 1,500 metre Israeli Championship with a time of 4:17.96.<ref name="auto1"/>

In September 2020, Salpeter won the silver medal in the [[One hour run|One Hour]] [[Memorial Van Damme]] in Brussels, Belgium, with a distance of 18,571 metres.<ref name="auto1"/>

In December 2020, she won the Israeli Half Marathon Championships with a time of 1:13:38.<ref name="auto1"/>

===2021; 2020 Olympics marathon===

In January 2021, Salpeter won the [[Yarkon Park|Hayarkon Park]] 5km Road Race in Tel Aviv, with a time of 15:28.<ref name="auto"/>

In February 2021, she won the Tuscany Camp Half Marathon in [[Siena]], Italy, with a time of 1:07:09.<ref name="auto"/>

On 14 March 2021, Salpeter won the Agmon Hahula Marathon in [[Hula Valley]] with a time of 2:22:37, and qualified to represent [[Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Israel at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsillustrated.com/lonah-salpeter-runs-tokyo-olympic-qualifying-marathon-in-22237/|title=Lonah Salpeter runs Tokyo Olympic qualifying marathon in 2:22:37|first=Christopher|last=Kelsall|date=15 March 2021|website=Athletics Illustrated}}</ref> She ran negative splits, running 71:31 in the first half, and 71:06 in the second half.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/chemtai-salpeter-clocks-2-22-37-marathon-on-the-road-to-tokyo|title=Chemtai Salpeter clocks 2:22:37 marathon on the road to Tokyo |work= European Athletics|date=15 March 2021 }}</ref>

On 6 August 2021, after running in the leading pack runners for most of the race, Salpeter came in 66th in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|women's marathon]] at the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo Olympic Games]] with a time of 2:48:31.<ref name="auto11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a37267964/salpeter-marathon-period-cramps/|author=Jane McGuire|title=Lonah Chemtai Salpeter forced to pause Olympic marathon due to period cramps|date=10 August 2021|website=Runner's World}}</ref><ref name="auto10">Talya Minsberg (July 18, 2022). [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/18/sports/gotytom-gebreslase-wins-womens-marathon.html "Gotytom Gebreslase of Ethiopia Wins Women’s World Championship Marathon; Judith Korir of Kenya won silver, and Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel won bronze. All three medalists bested the world championship marathon record time set by Paula Radcliffe in 2005,"] ''The New York Times''.</ref> She was in the front pack of runners with four kilometers (2.5 miles) to go, in a battle for the [[bronze medal]] with [[Molly Seidel]], when she had to pause due to severe pain from intense [[menstrual cramps]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2021/08/molly-seidel-shocks-the-world-with-bronze-medal-as-kenyas-peres-jepchirchir-and-brigid-kogei-go-1-2-in-2020-olympic-marathon/|title=Molly Seidel Shocks the World With Bronze Medal, as Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir and Brigid Kogei Go 1-2 in 2020 Olympic Marathon|website=LetsRun.com|date=August 7, 2021}}</ref><ref name="auto11"/><ref name="auto8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-lonah-chemtai-salpeter-finishes-fifth-in-london-marathon/|title=Israel's Lonah Chemtai Salpeter finishes fifth in London Marathon|date=3 October 2021|author=Amy Spiro|work= The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/chemtai-salpeter-wins-first-marathon-bronze-for-israel-at-world-championships/|title=Chemtai Salpeter wins first marathon bronze for Israel at World Championships |work=The Times of Israel|date=18 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jns.org/israeli-runner-lonah-chemtai-salpeter-places-2nd-in-ny-marathon/|title=Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter places second in New York marathon |work= JNS|date=November 7, 2022 }}</ref> She only started running again 20 minutes later, finished 21 minutes behind the winner [[Peres Jepchirchir]], and said: "I will never give up, so I need to cross the finish line. I tried my best."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-lonah-chemtai-salpeter-out-in-front-at-olympic-marathon/|title=Israel's Salpeter finishes marathon in 66th place after leading for much of race |work= The Times of Israel|date=7 August 2021}}</ref> Shortly after the marathon ended, she said:『I was really proud to represent Israel, I was going today to fight for any medal. I apologize that I didn’t win,』before breaking into tears and walking away from the interview.<ref name="auto9">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-olympic-marathon-runner-had-to-pause-her-race-due-to-menstrual-cramps/|title=Israel's Olympic marathon runner had to pause her race due to menstrual cramps|work= The Times of Israel|date=10 August 2021|author=Amy Spiro}}</ref> When asked about the problem, she looked at the only female reporter in the crowd and said, “You understand.”<ref name="auto10"/> She explained further:

{{Blockquote

|text =Women — we struggle sometimes with this kind of situation, Not every day is good for us because every month we receive this period and some ladies, they’re ok with it, and some are not good with it. This is our nature, so [some women], they don’t feel comfortable to say it. I also feel uncomfortable saying it, but I say it’s nature, I don’t have to hide anything just because the men cannot feel the way we feel.<ref name="auto9"/>

}}

Two days later Salpeter said she does not live life with regrets, and was already looking ahead to the future. "I don’t have regrets, because I just take my life like a book. I already came from that page from yesterday, so I need to open another page to see what is going on in the future. If I look back, I will be mentally destroyed."<ref name="auto9"/>

In October 2021 she came in fifth in the [[2021 London Marathon]] with a time of 2:18:54.<ref name="auto1"/> Her time was just over a second after first-place winner [[Joyciline Jepkosgei]], and just half a second after third place finisher [[Ashete Bekere]].<ref name="auto8"/>

In December 2021, she won the bronze medal in the [[San Silvestre Vallecana]] 10K in [[Madrid]], Spain with a time of 31:14.<ref name="auto1"/>

That month Salpeter also won the Tiberias Half Marathon in Israel, with a time of 1:11:35.<ref name="auto1"/>

===2022; New York City Marathon silver and World Championships bronze===

In March 2022, Salpeter won a silver medal in the [[Nagoya Women's Marathon]], in [[Nagoya]], Japan, with a time of 2:18:45.<ref name="auto"/> She ran a negative second half split of 1:08:58, compared to her first half split of 1:09:47, as she finished with a time that was faster than the previous event record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2022-03-14-chepngetich-runs-21718-to-win-nagoya-womens-marathon/|title=Chepngetich runs 2:17:18 to win Nagoya Women’s Marathon|website=The Star|date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>

In April 2022, she won the Israeli 10,000m Championships in Tel Aviv, with a time of 31:49.75.<ref name="auto"/>

In May 2022, she won the 5,000 metres [[Maccabi (sports)|Maccabi]] Idelson Cup in Tel Aviv, with a time of 16:10.13.<ref name="auto"/>

In July 2022, Salpeter won a bronze medal in the [[2022 World Athletics Championships]] marathon in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], [[Oregon]], with a time of 2:20:18.<ref name="auto"/> She started surging in the last third of the race, and said: "“The marathon starts at 30km."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/ethiopia/gotytom-gebreslase-smashes-world-championship-record-to-win-womens-marathon-gold-at-oregon22-16943|title=Gotytom Gebreslase smashes World championship record to win women’s marathon gold at Oregon22|author=Tristen Shaw|date=19 July 2022|website=Athletics Africa}}</ref> She accepted the medal while wearing the Israeli flag draped across her back, and said: "I’m so proud to represent my country".<ref name="auto7"/><ref name="auto6"/>

In August 2022, Salpeter won the bronze medal for Israel at the [[2022 European Athletics Championships]] in [[Munich]], Germany, in the [[2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 metres race]], and set an Israeli record with a time of 30:36:37.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gurvis|first=Jacob|title=50 years after Olympic massacre, Israeli marathon team wins gold at European Championships in Munich|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=2022-08-16|url=https://www.jta.org/2022/08/16/sports/50-years-after-olympic-massacre-israeli-marathon-team-wins-gold-at-european-championships-in-munich }}</ref>

In November 2022, Salpeter won the silver medal at the [[2022 New York City Marathon]], with a time of 2:23:30, only seven seconds behind the winner [[Sharon Lokedi]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Jason |date=2022-11-06 |title=Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi take New York Marathon titles |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/evans-chebet-and-sharon-lokedi-take-new-york-marathon-titles-1039962518/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=[[Athletics Weekly]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> On an unseasonably warm and humid day for New York City, she had been in the lead for most of the last few miles, and was only passed by Lokedi in the final mile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/culture/article/r1cnmqhsi|title=Israel's Chemtai Salpeter finishes second in New York City Marathon|date=6 November 2022|work=Ynet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a41836478/nyc-marathon-2022-results/|title=Here Are All the Results and Highlights From the 2022 New York City Marathon|date=6 November 2022|website=Runner's World|author=Taylor Dutch}}</ref><ref name="auto5"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/sport/1667764899-israeli-finishes-2nd-in-nyc-marathon-women-s-race|title=Israeli finishes 2nd in NYC Marathon women's race; Lonah Chemtai Salpeter finishes just seven seconds behind the winner|date=6 November 2022|website=I24news}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> She had been dealing with sensitivity in one of her inner thigh muscles for several months.<ref name="auto7"/> After the race she said: "I always, whatever race I do, I always remember my nation. I need to run for them! Back in Israel, every race is my way to say thank you. Thank you to Israel!”<ref name="auto7"/> It was the first time she had run the New York City Marathon.<ref name="auto3"/>

As of that month, she held Israeli national records for 1500, 3000, 5000, and 10,000 metres, as well as for the half marathon.<ref name="auto7"/>

===2023; Boston Marathon bronze===

In February 2023, Salpeter won the Tel Aviv 10K with a time of 31:20.<ref name="auto"/> She said: "For me, it is a great honor to make my country proud in every race that I compete in."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.israel21c.org/tel-aviv-marathon-to-try-and-break-athletics-world-record/|title=Tel Aviv marathon to try and break athletics world record|author=Naama Barak|date=18 January 2023|website=ISRAEL21c}}</ref>

In March 2023 she won the silver medal in the [[Roma-Ostia Half Marathon]], in Rome, Italy, in 1:06:56, 35 seconds behind the gold medal winner.<ref name="auto"/>

In April 2023, Salpeter won the bronze medal in the [[2023 Boston Marathon]], in Boston, Massachusetts, in a time of 2:21:57, 19 seconds behind the gold-medal winner and two-time world champion [[Hellen Obiri]].<ref name="auto"/> She led the pack of runners until the final two miles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-runner-chemtai-salpeter-finishes-3rd-in-boston-marathon/|title=Israeli runner Chemtai Salpeter finishes 3rd in Boston Marathon|work=The Times of Israel|date=17 April 2023}}</ref> It was the first time she had run the Boston Marathon.<ref name="auto3"/>

In May 2023, Salpeter won the 5,000 metres [[Maccabi (sports)|Maccabi]] Idelson Cup in Tel Aviv with a time of 16:52.10.<ref name="auto"/>

In June 2023, she won the silver medal in the 5,000 metres [[2023 European Athletics Team Championships]] Third Division in [[Chorzów]], Poland, with a time of 15:36.07.<ref name="auto"/>

Also in June 2023 she won the [[Hamburg Half Marathon]], in [[Hamburg]], Germany, in 1:10:05.<ref name="auto"/>

In August 2023 Salpeter came in fourth in the [[2023 World Athletics Championships]] in [[Budapest]], Hungary, running it in 2:25:38.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/articledetails/NV_168548|title=Shankule leads Ethiopian 1-2 in world women's marathon|website=New Vision|date=August 26, 2023}}</ref><ref name="auto"/>

In November 2023, she won the silver medal in the 15K [[Zevenheuvelenloop]], in [[Nijmegen]], in the Netherlands, with a time of 47:55, 43 seconds behind gold medal winner and world champion [[Beatrice Chepkoech]].<ref name="auto"/>

===2024===

Salpeter will represent [[Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris in the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|marathon]] on 11 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/09/05/israeli-athletes-are-getting-ready-for-the-summer-2024-olympics-in-paris/|title=Israeli Athletes Are Getting Ready for the Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris|date=5 September 2023|website=The Algemeiner|author= David Wiseman}}</ref><ref>[https://worldathletics.org/stats-zone/road-to/7153115?eventId=10229534 "Road to Paris 24,"] World Athletics.</ref>

==Achievements==

===International competitions===

{|{{AchievementTable|nation=ISR|Event=yes}}

|-

|rowspan=3|2016

|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]

|[[Amsterdam]], Netherlands

|40th

|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's half marathon#Individual|Half marathon]]

|1:15:22

|-

|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]

|[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil

|DNF

|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|Marathon]]

|—

|-

|[[2016 European Cross Country Championships|European Cross Country Championships]]

|[[Chia (Sardinia)|Chia]], Italy

|38th

|[[2016 European Cross Country Championships#Senior women|Senior race]]

|27:04

|-

|rowspan=3|2017

|[[2017 European 10,000m Cup|European 10,000m Cup]]

|[[Minsk]], Belarus

|8th

|[[2017 European 10,000m Cup#Women's|10,000 m]]

|33:20.16

|-

|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]

|[[London]], United Kingdom

|41st

|[[2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon|Marathon]]

|2:40:22

|-

|[[2017 European Cross Country Championships|European Cross Country Championships]]

|[[Šamorín]], Slovakia

|50th

|[[2017 European Cross Country Championships#Senior women|Senior race]]

|28:56

|-

|rowspan=4|2018

|[[2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships|World Half Marathon Championships]]

|[[Valencia]], Spain

|12th

|[[2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships#Women|Half marathon]]

|1:08:58 {{AthAbbr|NR}}

|-

|[[2018 European 10,000m Cup|European 10,000m Cup]]

|London, United Kingdom

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|[[2018 European 10,000m Cup#Women's|10,000 m]]

|31:33.03 NR

|-

|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]

|rowspan=2|[[Berlin]], Germany

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]

|31:43.29

|-

|DQ

|[[2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]

|<s>15:01.02</s>

|-

|rowspan=2|2019

|[[2019 European 10,000m Cup|European 10,000m Cup]]

|London, United Kingdom

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|[[2019 European 10,000m Cup#Women's|10,000 m]]

|31:15.78 NR

|-

|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]

|[[Doha]], Qatar

|DNF

|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's marathon|Marathon]]

|—

|-

|2020

|[[2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships|World Half Marathon Championships]]

|[[Gdynia]], Poland

|12th

|[[2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships#Women|Half marathon]]

|1:08:31 {{AthAbbr|SB}}

|-

|2021

|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|Olympic Games]]

|[[Sapporo]], Japan

|66th

|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|Marathon]]

|2:48:31

|-

|rowspan=2|2022

|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]

|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, OR]], United States

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's marathon|Marathon]]

|2:20:18

|-

|[[2022 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]

|[[Munich]], Germany

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|[[2022 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]

|30:46.37 NR

|-

|rowspan=2|2023

|[[Hamburg Half Marathon]]

|[[Hamburg]], Germany

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Half marathon

|1:10:05

|-

|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]

|[[Budapest, Hungary]]

|4th

|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's marathon|Marathon]]

|2:25:38

|-

!colspan="6"|[[Road running|Road races]]

|-

|rowspan=3|2016

|[[Tel Aviv Marathon]]

|[[Tel Aviv]], Israel

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:40:16

|-

|[[Berlin Half Marathon]]

|rowspan=2|Berlin, Germany

|8th

|Half marathon

|1:14:11

|-

|[[2016 Berlin Marathon|Berlin Marathon]]

|11th

|[[2016 Berlin Marathon#Women|Marathon]]

|2:40:16

|-

|rowspan=1|2017

|[[25 Berlin]]

|[[Berlin]], Germany

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|25 kilometres

|1:28:48

|-

|rowspan=3|2018

|[[Dam tot Damloop]]

|[[Amsterdam]], Netherlands

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|10 miles

| 50:45

|-

|[[Lisbon Half Marathon]]

|[[Lisbon]], Portugal

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Half marathon

|1:07:55 NR

|-

|[[Florence Marathon]]

|[[Florence]], Italy

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:24:17 NR

|-

|rowspan=5|2019

|[[Roma-Ostia Half Marathon]]

|[[Rome]], Italy

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Half marathon

|1:06:40 NR

|-

|[[Prague Half Marathon]]

|rowspan=2|[[Prague]], Czech Republic

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Half marathon

|1:06:09 NR

|-

|[[Prague Marathon]]

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:19:46 NR

|-

|[[Tilburg Ten Miles|Tilburg Women's 10K]]

|[[Tilburg]], Netherlands

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|[[Tilburg 10K#10K race|10 km]]

|30:05 '''{{AthAbbr|AR}}'''

|-

|[[Frankfurt Marathon]]

|[[Frankfurt]], Germany

|4th

|Marathon

|2:23:11

|-

|2020

|[[2020 Tokyo Marathon|Tokyo Marathon]]

|[[Tokyo]], Japan

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Marathon

|2:17:45 NR

|-

|2021

|[[2021 London Marathon|London Marathon]]

|London, United Kingdom

|5th

|[[2021 London Marathon#Women|Marathon]]

|2:18:54

|-

|rowspan=3|2022

|[[Nagoya Women's Marathon]]

|[[Nagoya]], Japan

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Marathon

|2:18:45

|-

|[[Lisbon Half Marathon]]

|Lisbon, Portugal

|4th

|Half Marathon

|1:08:33

|-

|[[2022 New York City Marathon|New York City Marathon]]

|[[New York City|New York, NY]], United States

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|[[2022 New York City Marathon#Women|Marathon]]

|2:23:30

|-

|2023

|[[2023 Boston Marathon|Boston Marathon]]

|[[Boston|Boston, MA]], United States

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|[[2023 Boston Marathon#Women|Marathon]]

|2:21:57

|}

===Personal bests===

* [[3000 metres]] – 8:42.88 ([[Birmingham]] 2018) {{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}

* [[5000 metres]] – 14:59.02 ([[London]] 2019)

* [[10,000 metres]] – 30:46.37 ([[Munich]] 2022) {{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}

* [[One hour run]] – 18,571 metres ([[Brussels]] 2020) {{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}

* [[10K run|10&nbsp;km]] – 30:05 ([[Tilburg]] 2019) {{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}

* [[Half marathon]] – 1:06:09 ([[Prague]] 2019) {{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}

* [[Marathon]] – 2:17:45 ([[Tokyo]] 2020) {{AthAbbr|NR|Israeli}}

==See also==

*[[List of Israeli records in athletics]]

*[[List of winners of the Tokyo Marathon]]

*[[Sports in Israel]]

==References==

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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp7CcqpRLyE&ab_channel=WorldAthletics "Lonah Salpeter | Unscripted,"] interview, World Athletics (''video'')

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9sDcr7FwgA&ab_channel=FrankfurtMarathon "Interview Lonah Salpeter; Frankfurt Marathon"] (''video'')

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNb3QjQ54Cc&ab_channel=ynet "A day with marathoner Luna Chemtai Salpeter,"] interview, ''Ynet'' (''video'')

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