Hanna Barakat

Hanna Barakat (Arabic: هناء بركات; born September 1, 1999) is a Los Angeles-born[1] Palestinian-American runner. Barakat is a student-athlete at Brown University.

Hanna Barakat
Personal information
Birth nameHanna Barakat
NationalityPalestine
Born (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres

Her father Mohammed Barakat competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the sport of field hockey.[2][3][4]

She was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] Her brother Adam has played American football for Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1]

She competed in track & field at Flintridge Preparatory School in California.[5]

The runner 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. Barakat also holds the Palestinian national record in the 400-meter sprint and 200-meter sprint. [2][3]

References
  1. "Athletics BARAKAT Hanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. "Athletics BARAKAT Hanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  3. "Palestinian Olympians from Gaza, Canada, US, Jerusalem compete in Tokyo". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. "Hanna Barakat - Women's Track & Field". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  5. "Hanna Barakat - Women's Track & Field".


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