Adel Mechaal
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Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | El Jebha, Morocco[1] | 5 December 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-, Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | New Balance Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Antonio Serrano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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 3000m in a time of 7m 30.82s at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York.[3] He won 12 Spanish national outdoor and indoor titles between 2015 and 2021.
Achievements[]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 11th | 1500 m | 3:41.27 |
World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 4 × 1500 m | 15:00.69 | |
European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 25th | 1500 m | 3:47.60 | |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th | 3000 m | 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 | 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 | 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 | 7:49.47 |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 1500 m | 3:30.77 |
Personal bests[]
- 1500 metres – 3:30.77 (2021)
- 3000 metres – 7:35.28 (2017)
- 5000 metres – 13:15.40 (2016)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:38.30 (2015)
- 3000 metres – 7:30.82 (2022) European record
References[]
- ^ "Adel Mechaal – Athlete profile". Spanish Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Adel MECHAAL – Athlete profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mechaal smashes European indoor 3000m record with 7:30.82 in New York". European Athletics. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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External links[]
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- Adel Mechaal at World Athletics
- Adel Mechaal at European Athletic Association (archived)
- Adel Mechaal at Diamond League
- Adel Mechaal at the Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish)
- Adel Mechaal at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Spanish sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Spanish male middle-distance runners
- Spanish male long-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Spain
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- People from Tétouan