Nataliya Lehonkova (Ukrainian: Наталія Легонькова, born 27 December 1982) is a Ukrainian marathon runner.
 2015 Dublin Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | 27 December 1982 (age 41) Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
| Club | Armed Forces[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Marathon – 2:28:57 (2017)[3] |
| Updated on 31 October 2017. | |
Biography edit
Lehonkova was born in the Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) but in 1998 moved to Berezhany, Ukraine, the native city of her mother.[2] She is a student of the spiritual master Sri Chinmoy since 1995.[4] She adopted the name Samunnati from Sri Chinmoy (a Sanskrit word represents height, exseltation, dignity and prosperity).[5] Lehonkova ran her first marathon aged 16 [2] and won the 2013 Belfast Marathon, 2015 Dublin Marathon and 2016 Los Angeles Marathon. She finished 87th at the Olympics Women's marathon in Rio 2016.
Races and Results edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the Ukraine [6]
| |||||
| 2013 | Belfast Marathon | United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:36:50 |
| 2015 | Dublin Marathon | Ireland | 1st | Marathon | 2:31:09 [7] |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Marathon | United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:30:40 [8] |
| 2017 | Dublin Marathon | Ireland | 1st | Marathon | 2:28:57 [3] |
References edit
- ^ rio2016.com : "Nataliya Lehonkova". Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ a b c nbcolympics.com : Nataliya Lehonkova Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b uazmi.com: "Ukraine's Lehonkova wins women's race at Dublin City Marathon". 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ srichinmoy.wordpress.com: "Ukrainian Samunnati won LA Marathon". 15 February 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ srichinmoy-links-de.blogspot.de : "Samunnati answers on Facebook in march 2016". 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ arrs.run: "Runner profile". 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ IAAF : Nataliya Lehonkova at World Athletics
- ^ dailynews.com : "LA Marathon: Nataliya Lehonkova wins women's race wire-to-wire". 14 February 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nataliya Lehonkova.
- Official Website
- Facebook Account
- Video: Samunnati on meditation and running, SC TV, 2017
- Video: Los Angeles Marathon, 2016
- Video: Rotterdam Marathon, 2021
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