Hamse Ziyad Abdouh (or Hamza Abdu, Arabic: حمزة عبده) (born January 1, 1991[1][2]), is a Palestinian swimmer.

In the lead-up to the Games, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported on the difficulties he faced in training for the Olympics, having only an 18-metre pool at his disposal rather than a standard Olympic-sized 50 metre pool.

[3] His coach, while noting the support of the Israeli Swimming Association,[4] lamented the travel restrictions imposed on Palestinians citizens by the Israeli occupation and lack of Palestinian funding, which had hampered his training.

[2] The British newspaper The Guardian described him, along with Vanuatu's Elis Lapenmal, as one of the Games' "underdogs",[5] and as such he has also been described as a "potential successor to [Eric] Moussambani".

[6] Abdouh is the Palestinian record holder for the 100-metre freestyle and 100-metre butterfly.