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Palestinian long-distance runner

Mayada Al-Sayad
Al-Sayad in 2017
Personal information
Born (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992 (age 32)
Berlin, Germany
Sport
Country Palestine
SportWomen's athletics
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:39:28 (2019)
Updated on 17 June 2024

Mayada Al-Sayad (Arabic: ميادة الصياد; born 26 October 1992 in Berlin) is a German-born Palestinian long-distance runner. She competed in the marathon at the 2015 World Championships and at the 2016 Olympics, where she finished 50th and was the Palestinian flag bearer in the opening ceremony. In 2017 she participated in the World Championships held in London, placing 68th in the Marathon, with a time of 2:54:58, her season's best.

Al-Sayad was born to a Palestinian father and a German mother, and has dual citizenship. She works as an assistant to her father, who is a dental technician.

Al-Sayad holds the Palestinian national records in the 800m, 3000m, 5000m, 10,000m, half-marathon, and marathon.

See also

References

  1. "Eine Berliner Marathonläuferin will in Rio für Palästina starten" (in German). morgenpost.de. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. Mayada Al-Sayad at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. "Women's marathon results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. Mayada Sayyad Archived 6 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  5. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. "Marathon Women − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. Mayada Sayyad. nbcolympics.com


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