1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Palestine)
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Palestine took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , USA , with two athletes. Israel had protested against participation under the name Palestine , but its protest had failed.
It was the first participation for Palestine after it had already been accepted into the Olympic Council of Asia in 1985 against the protests of Israel and into the IOC in 1995. Majdi Abu Marahil, a 32-year-old long-distance runner from the Nusseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, was a flag bearer. The athlete Ihab Salama also took part next to him.
Participants by sport
athletics
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Majed Abu Maraheel
- 10,000 meters: heats
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article in the Daily News about the Israeli protest ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Athlete who carries Palestinians' first Olympic hopes to Atlanta . The Independent . July 11, 1996. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
Web links
- Palestinian Olympic Team from 1996 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
