Mayada Al-Sayad

Mayada Al-Sayad
Al-Sayad in 2017
Personal information
Born (1992-10-26) 26 October 1992
Berlin, Germany[1]
Sport
Country Palestine
SportWomen's athletics
Event
Marathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best2:39:28 (2019)[2]
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[3] and at the 2016 Olympics, where she finished 50th[4] and was the Palestinian flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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

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References

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  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
  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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