Hanna Barakat Explained

Hanna Barakat
Birth Name:Hanna Barakat
Nationality:Palestine
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 metres
Birth Date:1 September 1999
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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

Her father Mohammed Barakat competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the sport of field hockey.[1] [2] [3]

She was born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.[4] Her brother Adam has played American football for Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.[4]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics BARAKAT Hanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-07-25. olympics.com. en-us. 2021-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802113009/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1483378-barakat-hanna.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Palestinian Olympians from Gaza, Canada, US, Jerusalem compete in Tokyo. 2021-07-25. www.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
  3. Web site: Hanna Barakat - Women's Track & Field. 2021-07-26. Brown University Athletics. en.
  4. Web site: Athletics BARAKAT Hanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-07-28. 2021-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802113009/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1483378-barakat-hanna.htm. dead.
  5. Web site: Hanna Barakat - Women's Track & Field.