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).

She finished 87th at the Olympics Women's marathon in Rio 2016.

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