Mayada Al-Sayad

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.

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