Adrián Ben

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ben and the second or maternal family name is Montenegro.

Adrián Ben Montenegro (born 4 August 1998) is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres and 1500 m. He won the gold medal in the 800 m at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.^[2]

Adrián Ben

Adrián Ben at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Personal information
Full name	Adrián Ben Montenegro
Born	(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 27) Viveiro, Galicia, Spain[1]
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 metres, 1500 metres
Club	F.C. Barcelona
Team	C. A. Adidas
Coached by	Arturo Martín
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Spain European Indoor Championships 2023 Istanbul 800 m European U20 Championships 2017 Grosseto 800 m European Cross Country Championships 2022 Turin Mixed relay

Ben earned bronze in the 800 m at the 2017 European Under-20 Championships. He took one Spanish national title.

In 2017, he competed in the junior men's race at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda.^[3]

Statistics

International competitions

Representing  Spain

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	6th	2000 m s'chase	5:45.59
2016	World U20 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	18th (h)	1500 m	3:47.88
2017	World Cross Country Championships	Kampala, Uganda	74th	XC 7.858 km U20	27:15
	European U20 Championships	Grosseto, Italy	3rd	1500 m	3:57.32
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	17th (h)	1500 m	3:42.81
2019	Mediterranean U23 Indoor Championships	Miramas, France	1st	1500 m	3:46.34
	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	14th (h)	1500 m	3:48.24
	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	13th (h)	1500 m	3:47.78
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	800 m	1:45.58
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	5th	800 m	1:45.96
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	25th (h)	800 m	1:46.70
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	15th (sf)	800 m	1:49.26
	European Cross Country Championships	Turin, Italy	2nd	XC mixed relay	17:24
2023	European Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	800 m	1:47.34
	European Games	Chorzów, Poland	10th	800 m	1:47.36
	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	800 m	1:44.91
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	6th	800 m	1:46.54
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	8th (rep)	800 m	1:45.37
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	6th	1500 m	3:39.96

Personal bests

• 800 metres – 1:43.92 (Budapest, 2023)
  • 800 metres indoor – 1:45.39 (Madrid, 2025)
• 1500 metres – 3:31.70 (Pfungstadt, 2025)
  • 1500 metres indoor – 3:36.95 (Nanjing, 2025)
• 3000 metres – 8:00.42 (Baie Mahault, 2018)
  • 3000 metres indoor – 7:55.75 (Valencia, 2021)

National titles

• Spanish Athletics Championships
  • 800 metres: 2021, 2023