Lonah Chemtai Salpeter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lonah Chemtai Salpeter
Occupation	Olympic Athlete
Date Of Birth	Dec 12, 1988(1988-12-12)
Age	36
Birthplace	Kenya
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Biography

Lonah Chemtai Salpeter is one of the most popular and richest Olympic Athlete who was born on December 12, 1988 in Kenya, Kenya.

Chemtai was born in Kenya, a member of the tribe of Pokot of the Kalenjin, and grew up in a small village without electricity or running water in West Pokot County in western Kenya. She came to Israel in 2008, as a nanny for the children of Kenya’s Ambassador to Israel living in Herzliya.

Chemtai met Israeli running coach Dan Salpeter in 2011, and the two fell in love, and married in 2014. The couple’s son, Roy, was born in December 2014. The family lived in moshav Yanuv, in central Israel, and now lives in Shoham in central Israel. Chemtai was granted Israeli citizenship in March 2016, eight years after she began living in Israel, a few days before the cut-off to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.

Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Net Worth

Lonah Chemtai Salpeter is one of the richest Olympic Athlete from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lonah Chemtai Salpeter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lonah Korlima Chemtai Salpeter (לונה צ’מטאי-סלפטר ; born December 12, 1988) is a Kenyan-Israeli runner. She competed in the marathon for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won the 10,000 metres 2018 European Athletics Championship. Her personal best time for the marathon is 2:17:45, which when she ran it in 2020 made her the 6th-fastest woman in the marathon in history, the second-fastest European all-time, and a new Israeli national record. She will represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lonah Chemtai Salpeter height 5′ 5″ Louise weight 115 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Dating?

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On November 25, 2018, she won the Florence Marathon, setting an Israeli national record and course record of 2:24:17. It was only her fifth marathon. As of November 2018 she also held Israeli national records for 1,500, 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000 meters, as well as the half marathon.

Facts & Trivia

Louise Ranked on the list of most popular Olympic Athlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Lonah Chemtai Salpeter celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.

In May 2018 she won the 2018 European 10,000m Cup in London, with a time of 31:33.03, a new Israeli national record. In July 2018 she won the 1500 m at the Israeli National Championships with a time of 4:11.69.

Top Facts about Lonah Chemtai Salpeter

1. Lonah Chemtai Salpeter is a Kenyan-Israeli long-distance runner.
2. She was born on December 22, 1988 in Kenya.
3. Salpeter moved to Israel in 2008 and became an Israeli citizen in 2016.
4. She won the gold medal in the women’s marathon at the European Championships in Berlin, Germany in 2018.
5. Salpeter also holds the Israeli national records for the half-marathon and marathon distances.
6. In 2020, she set a new personal best time of 2:17:45 at the London Marathon.
7. Salpeter has competed at both the Olympic Games and World Championships for Israel.
8. She is coached by Dan Salpeter, her husband and former Israeli national team coach.
9. Salpeter has a degree in physical education from Kenyatta University in Kenya.
10. Her training includes running up to 180 kilometers per week.