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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 (born 5 December 1990) is a
middle- and
long-distance runner . Born in Morocco, he represents Spain internationally. In the
1500 metres , he placed fourth at the
2017 World Championships , and fifth at the
2020 Tokyo Olympics . Over the
5000 metres , Mechaal won the silver medal at the
2016 European Championships . He is a three-time
European Indoor Championships
3000 metres medallist. He also won two medals for the men's senior races at the
European Cross Country Championships .
Mechaal is the
Spanish 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 the
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York.
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Statistics
Personal bests
Road
International competitions
Representing
Spain
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Time
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
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
30th (h)
5000 m
13:34.42
European Cross Country Championships
Chia , Italy
8th
Senior race
28:26
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
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
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
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, OR ,
United States
22nd (h)
5000 m
13:36.48
European Championships
Munich , Germany
14th
5000 m
13:35.92
2023
European Indoor Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
2nd
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
National titles
References
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