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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hanna Barakat |
| Nationality | Palestine |
| Born | 1 September 1999 Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 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.[2][3]