Majed Abu Maraheel was a Palestinian long-distance runner, football player, security officer, and athletics coach, who was the first Palestinian to compete at the Olympic Games. Born into a refugee family in the Nuseirat refugee camp of the Gaza Strip, Abu Maraheel took part in athletics and football as a child. Before his international sporting career, he self-trained as a long-distance runner on Gazan streets and beaches, becoming locally famous after winning a variety of local competitions. After winning an eight-kilometer race in 1995, he was recruited by Palestinian National Authority leader Yasser Arafat into Force 17, his personal security force.
Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestinian long-distance runner and football player (born 1963)
On June 11, in the year 2024, Majed Abu Maraheel, Palestinian long-distance runner and football player (born 1963). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of June 11, a notable event in this corner of history.
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- This event took place on June 11, 2024 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 28 May 2026.
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