Notable Palestinians — Sports

Notable Palestinians — Sports

• Mohammed Barakat (1984–2024) — Mohammed Barakat, known throughout Gaza as the "Legend of Khan Younis," was one of the most prolific…
• Majed Abu Maraheel (1963–2024) — Majed Abu Maraheel was a Palestinian long-distance runner who made history as the first athlete ever…
• Saeb Jendeya (1975–present) — Saeb Jendeya is a former Palestinian footballer and coach who became one of the defining figures of…
• Hani Al-Masdar (1981–2024) — Hani Al-Masdar was a Palestinian footballer and coach who became the head coach of Palestine's Olymp…
• Honey Thaljieh (1984–present) — Honey Thaljieh is a pioneering figure in Palestinian and Middle Eastern women's football, best known…
• Valerie Tarazi (1999–present) — Valerie Rose Tarazi is a Palestinian-American competitive swimmer who became one of the most interna…
• Suzanne Al Houby (1966–present) — Suzanne Al Houby is a Palestinian mountaineer who made history as the first Arab woman to climb Moun…
• Mahmoud Sarsak (1987–present) — Mahmoud Sarsak is a Palestinian footballer from Gaza whose name became known across the world not on…
• Yaser Hamed (1997–present) — Yaser Hamed is a Palestinian professional footballer born in Leioa, in Spain's Basque Country, in 19…
• Mohammed Rashid (1995–present) — Mohammed Rashid is a Palestinian professional footballer born in Ramallah in 1995, a defensive midfi…
• Ramzi Saleh (1980–present) — Ramzi Saleh is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in Palestinian football history an…
• Wasim Abu Sala (2001–present) — Wasim Abu Sala is a Palestinian boxer who made history as the first athlete to represent Palestine i…
• Simon Yacoub (1989–present) — Simon Yacoub is a Palestinian judoka born in Leipzig, Germany, in 1989 to a Palestinian father and a…
• Roberto Bishara (1981–present) — Roberto Fabian Bishara Adauy is a Chilean-Palestinian former footballer who became one of the most b…
• Jaka Ihbeisheh (1986–present) — Jaka Ihbeisheh is a retired footballer born in Slovenia to a Palestinian father, who chose to repres…
• Murad Ismail (1982–present) — Murad Ismail Said is a Palestinian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and was a member…
• Oday Dabbagh (1998–present) — Oday Dabbagh is a contemporary Palestinian forward widely regarded as the most successful homegrown…
• Mahmoud Wadi (1994–present) — Mahmoud Wadi is one of the most prolific strikers in the modern history of the Palestine national te…
• Woroud Sawalha (1991–present) — Woroud Sawalha is a Palestinian middle-distance runner who became one of the most prominent female a…
• Mayada Al-Sayad (1992–present) — Mayada Al-Sayad is a Palestinian long-distance runner who represented Palestine in marathon and dist…