Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ukrainian |
Born | 27 December 1982 Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | (age 41)
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. |
Nataliya Lehonkova (Ukrainian: Наталія Легонькова, born 27 December 1982) is a Ukrainian marathon runner.
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.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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] |