Mariam Mohamed Hadi Al Hilli (born March 17, 1984) is a

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

i Olympic athlete, who specialises in the 100 metres sprint. She was one of the two Bahraini women to participate in the Sydney Olympics in 2000 on behalf of the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

ern island, the other being

Fatema Hameed Gerashi Fatema Abdul Majeed Hameed Gerashi, (born 26 March 1986), is a Bahraini swimmer. She was the first woman to represent Bahrain at the Olympics. She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, competing in the women's 50 metres ...

. At the time of her participation in the Olympics, she held the record for her event (running) in the Persian Gulf.Mariam Al Hilli's Record on the IUAA Results Database
/ref> She began her athletic career at her high school, Ibn Khuldoon National School from which she graduated in June, 2001. She continued her education at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland from which she graduated in 2007.

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1984 births Living people Olympic athletes of Bahrain Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{bahrain-athletics-bio-stub

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