Spanish athlete (born 1990)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Mechaal and the second or maternal family name is
Mechaal .
Adel Mechaal
Mechaal in 2016
Personal information Full name Adel Mechaal Mechaal Nationality Spanish Born (1990-12-05 ) 5 December 1990 (age 34) [ 1] Sport Country Spain Sport Athletics Event(s)
Middle ,Long-distance running Club New Balance Team Coached by Antonio Serrano
Adel Mechaal Mechaal (born 5 December 1990) is amiddle- andlong-distance runner . Born in Morocco, he represents Spain internationally. In the1500 metres , he placed fourth at the2017 World Championships , and fifth at the2020 Tokyo Olympics . Over the5000 metres , Mechaal won the silver medal at the2016 European Championships . He is a three-timeEuropean Indoor Championships 3000 metres medallist. He also won two medals for the men's senior races at theEuropean Cross Country Championships .
Mechaal is theSpanish indoor record holder for the 1500 m. He won multiple national outdoor and indoor titles between 2015 and 2023 (1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m).
Mechaal held the European indoor 3000 m record set in February 2022 with a time of 7:30.82 at theNew Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York.[ 3]
Road International competitions [ edit ] RepresentingSpain Year Competition Venue Position Event Time 2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot , Poland11th 1500 mi 3:41.27 World Relays Nassau , Bahamas4th 4 × 1500 m relay 15:00.69 European Championships Zürich , Switzerland25th 1500 m 3:47.60 2015 European Indoor Championships Prague , Czech Republic6th 3000 m i 7:49.59 World Cross Country Championships Guiyang , China68th Senior race 38:57 World Championships Beijing , China37th 1500 m 3:46.05 European Cross Country Championships Hyères , France3rd Senior race 29:51 1st Senior team 14 pts 2016 European Championships Amsterdam , Netherlands2nd 5000 m 13:40.85 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro , Brazil33rd (h) 1500 m 3:48.41 30th (h) 5000 m 13:34.42 European Cross Country Championships Chia , Italy8th Senior race 28:26 2nd Senior team 32 pts 2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade , Serbia1st 3000 m i 8:00.60 World Cross Country Championships Kampala , Uganda43rd Senior race 30:40 World Championships London , United Kingdom4th 1500m 3:34.71 European Cross Country Championships Šamorín , Slovakia2nd Senior race 29:54 2nd Senior team 20 pts 2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham , United Kingdom5th 3000 m i 8:16.13 European 10,000m Cup London , United Kingdom4th 10,000 m 27:50.56 European Championships Berlin , Germany– 5000 m DNF 4th 10,000 m 28:13.78 European Cross Country Championships Tilburg , Netherlands8th Senior race 29:20 2019 World Championships Doha , Qatar25th (h) 1500 m 3:37.95 2020 World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia , Poland46th Half marathon 1:02:30 2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń , Poland3rd 3000 m i 7:49.47 Olympic Games Tokyo , Japan5th 1500 m 3:30.77 2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade , Serbia7th 3000 m i 7:43.60 World Championships Eugene, OR ,United States 22nd (h) 5000 m 13:36.48 European Championships Munich , Germany14th 5000 m 13:35.92 2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul , Turkey2nd 3000 m i 7:41.75 SB World Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th (sf) 1500 m 3:33.33 2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 1500 m i 3:37.76 6th 3000 m i 7:45.67 European Championships Rome , Italy5th 1500 m 3:33.58 4th 5000 m 13:22.77 Olympic Games Paris, France 27th (rep) 1500 m 3:42.79
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