Isaac Nader

Isaac Nader (born 17 August 1999) is a Portuguese middle-distance runner and world 1500 meter champion.^[2]

Isaac Nader

Isaac Nader in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 26) Faro, Portugal
Sport
Sport	Middle-distance running
Event(s)	1500, mile and 3000 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Portugal World Championships 2025 Tokyo 1500 m European Indoor Championships 2025 Apeldoorn 1500 m European Games 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 1500 m[1]

He was the 2021 Portuguese indoor champion in the 1500 and 3000 m,^[3] and won the 3000 m at the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships in Chorzów. In 2025, Nader became world champion in the 1500 metres, in Tokyo.^[4] At club level, Nader represents S.L. Benfica,^[5]

Personal bests

• 800 m: 1:43.86 at Pistas de Atletismo Fuente de la Niña, Guadalajara (ESP) on 18 June 2025
• 1500 m: 3:29.37 at Městský stadion , Ostrava (CZE) on 24 June 2025
• Mile: 3:48.25 at Bislett Stadium, Oslo (NOR) on 12 June 2025
• 3000 m: 8:01.66 in Faro (POR), on 11 May 2019

Personal life

Nader was born in Portugal to a Moroccan father and Portuguese mother, and nephew of the Moroccan international footballer Hassan Nader.^[6]