Adel Mechaal

Adel Mechaal
	Mechaal in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Spanish
Born	5 December 1990 (age 33); El Jebha, Morocco
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle, Long-distance running
Club	New Balance Team
Coached by	Antonio Serrano
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoors; 800 m: 1:47.69 (Barcelona 2019); 1500 m: 3:30.77 (Tokyo 2021); 3000 m: 7:35.28 (Paris 2017); 5000 m: 13:06.02 (Oslo 2022); 10,000 m: 27:50.56 (London 2018); Indoors; 1500 m: 3:35.30i (Birmingham 2022); 3000 m: 7:30.82i AR (New York 2022);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Spain
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
European Cross Country Championships

Adel Mechaal (born 5 December 1990)^[2] is a Morocco-born Spanish middle- and long-distance runner. In the 1500 metres, he placed fourth at the 2017 World Championships, and fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Over the 3000 and 5000 metres, Mechaal is a three-time European Championship medallist.

In February 2022, Mechaal set a European indoor record at 3000 metres in a time of 7m 30.82s at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York.^[3] He won multiple Spanish outdoor and indoor titles between 2015 and 2022.

Competition record

Representing Spain
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	11th	1500 m i	3:41.27
	World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	4×1500 m relay	15:00.69
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	25th	1500 m	3:47.60
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	6th	3000 m i	7:49.59
	World Cross Country Championships	Guiyang, China	68th	Senior race	38:57
	World Championships	Beijing, China	37th	1500 m	3:46.05
	European Cross Country Championships	Hyères, France	3rd	Senior race	29:51
	European Cross Country Championships	Hyères, France	1st	Senior team	14 pts
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	5000 m	13:40.85
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	33rd (h)	1500 m	3:48.41
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	30th (h)	5000 m	13:34.42
	European Cross Country Championships	Chia, Italy	8th	Senior race	28:26
	European Cross Country Championships	Chia, Italy	2nd	Senior team	32 pts
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	3000 m i	8:00.60
	World Cross Country Championships	Kampala, Uganda	43rd	Senior race	30:40
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	4th	1500m	3:34.71
	European Cross Country Championships	Šamorín, Slovakia	2nd	Senior race	29:54
	European Cross Country Championships	Šamorín, Slovakia	2nd	Senior team	20 pts
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	3000 m i	8:16.13
	European 10,000m Cup	London, United Kingdom	4th	10,000 m	27:50.56
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	5000 m	DNF
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	4th	10,000 m	28:13.78
	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	8th	Senior race	29:20
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	25th (h)	1500 m	3:37.95
2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia, Poland	46th	Half marathon	1:02:30
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	3rd	3000 m i	7:49.47
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	5th	1500 m	3:30.77
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	7th	3000 m i	7:43.60
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	22nd (h)	5000 m	13:36.48
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	14th	5000 m	13:35.92

References

^ "Adel Mechaal – Athlete profile". Spanish Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "Adel MECHAAL – Athlete profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "Mechaal smashes European indoor 3000m record with 7:30.82 in New York". European Athletics. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

External links

[RFEAprofile-1] "Adel Mechaal – Athlete profile". Spanish Athletics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[WAprofile-2] "Adel MECHAAL – Athlete profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[3] "Mechaal smashes European indoor 3000m record with 7:30.82 in New York". European Athletics. 6 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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