Personal information | |
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Born | Berlin, Germany [1] | 26 October 1992
Sport | |
Country | Palestine |
Sport | Women's athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 2:39:28 (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.