title: Israel at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Israel at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
  
  Israel competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.
  
  Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko made a big improvement to her own National Record of her new country Israel with a 14.78. Her lead lasted through two jumpers before Ibargüen took the lead with her second round 14.80. Knyazyeva-Minenko's medal was the first World Championship medal for an Israeli woman.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  The following competitors from Israel won medals at the Championships
  
  | Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Triple jump | 24 August |
  
  ## Results
  
  (q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
  
  ### Men
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Donald Sanford | 400 metres | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Dmitry Kroytor | High jump | 2.22 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  **Track and road events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Olga Lenskiy | 200 metres | 23.63 | 46 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  **Field events**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | Triple jump | 14.27 | 5 Q | 14.78 NR | |
  | Marharyta Dorozhon | Javelin throw | 61.04 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
  