Nataliya Lehonkova

Nataliya Lehonkova (Ukrainian: Наталія Легонькова, born 27 December 1982) is a Ukrainian marathon runner.

Nataliya Lehonkova
2015 Dublin Marathon
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born27 December 1982 (1982-12-27) (age 40)
Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
ClubArmed Forces[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon – 2:28:57 (2017)[3]
Updated on 31 October 2017.

Biography

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
  1. rio2016.com : "Nataliya Lehonkova". Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. nbcolympics.com : Nataliya Lehonkova Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. uazmi.com: "Ukraine's Lehonkova wins women's race at Dublin City Marathon". 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. srichinmoy.wordpress.com: "Ukrainian Samunnati won LA Marathon". 15 February 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. srichinmoy-links-de.blogspot.de : "Samunnati answers on Facebook in march 2016". 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  6. arrs.run: "Runner profile". 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  7. IAAF : Nataliya Lehonkova at World Athletics
  8. dailynews.com : "LA Marathon: Nataliya Lehonkova wins women's race wire-to-wire". 14 February 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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