Adel Mechaal

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.

Adel Mechaal

Mechaal in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Adel Mechaal Mechaal
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1990-12-05) 5 December 1990 (age 34)[1] El Jebha, Morocco[2]
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle, Long-distance running
Club	New Balance Team
Coached by	Antonio Serrano
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Spain European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 5000 m European Indoor Championships 2017 Belgrade 3000 m 2023 Istanbul 3000 m 2021 Toruń 3000 m European Cross Country Championships 2024 Antalya Team race 2015 Hyères Team race 2017 Šamorín Senior race 2016 Chia Team race 2017 Šamorín Team race 2015 Hyères Senior race

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.^[3]

Statistics

Personal bests

• 800 metres – 1:47.69 (Barcelona 2019)
• 1500 metres – 3:30.77 (Tokyo 2021)
  • 1500 metres indoor – 3:33.28 (Birmingham 2023) NR
• 3000 metres – 7:35.28 (Paris 2017)
  • 3000 metres indoor – 7:30.82 (New York 2022)
• 5000 metres – 13:06.02 (Oslo 2022)
• 10,000 metres – 27:50.56 (London 2018)

Road

• 10 kilometres – 27:46 (Manchester 2024)
• Half marathon – 1:02:30 (Gdynia 2020)

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
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	1500 m	3:33.58
			4th	5000 m	13:22.77
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	27th (rep)	1500 m	3:42.79

National titles

• Spanish Athletics Championships
  • 1500 metres: 2015, 2017, 2021
  • 5000 metres: 2015, 2017
• Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships
  • 1500 metres: 2015, 2018, 2022
  • 3000 metres: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023