Hanna Barakat
| Personal information | |
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| Birth name | Hanna Barakat |
| Nationality | Palestine |
| Born | 1 September 1999 Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 100 metres |
Hanna Barakat (Arabic: هناء بركات; born September 1, 1999) is a Los Angeles-born[1] Palestinian-American runner. Barakat is a former student-athlete at Brown University.
Early life and education
[edit]Barakat was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] Her father Mohammed Barakat competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the sport of field hockey.[2][3][4] Her brother Adam has played American football for Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.[1]
She competed in track & field at Flintridge Preparatory School in California.[5]
Career
[edit]Barakat holds the Palestinian national records in the 100, 200, and 400-meter sprints.[6]
Barakat was one of five Palestinians representing the country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She competed in the women's 100-meter sprint where she set the national record running a time of 12.16 seconds.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Athletics BARAKAT Hanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ a b "Athletics BARAKAT Hanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ a b "Palestinian Olympians from Gaza, Canada, US, Jerusalem compete in Tokyo". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Hanna Barakat - Women's Track & Field". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ "Hanna Barakat - Women's Track & Field".
- ^ "Meeting Palestine's Olympic heroes: Hanna Barakat". Middle East Monitor. 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
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