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Adel Mechaal
SpainActive- Born
- Dec 5, 1990 (35 years old)
- Birthplace
- Tétouan, Morocco
- Events
- 3000 Metres Short Track · 1500 Metres Short Track
- Height
- 1.84 m
- Weight
- 67 kg
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.
As of Oct 29, 2026: 3000 Metres Short Track 7:48.39, 1500 Metres Short Track 3:38.30, 2026 season best 30:10 (Mar 22, 2026, Manchester (GBR)) · Last competition: Medio Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich, Valencia, Oct 25, 2026, 1:01:00 · National record (1500 Metres Short Track) · 35 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10Kilometr | 30:10 | – | Mar 22, 2026 | IV Edición Os 10,000m Peregrinos 10km Deputación De A Coruña |
| 2026 | Semi | 1:01:00 | – | Oct 25, 2026 | Medio Marathon Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich, Valencia |
| 2025 | 1500m Indoor | 3:36.75 | – | Jan 10, 2025 | Meeting Internacional de Catalunya |
| 2025 | 1500m-short-track Indoor | 3:36.75 | – | Jan 10, 2025 | Meeting Internacional de Catalunya |
| 2025 | CrossCount | 29:21 | – | Jan 12, 2025 | XXXVII Cross Internacional Ciudad de Valladolid, Circuito de la Canada Real de Puente Duero, Valladolid - XC 10.0km |
| 2024 | 1500m | 3:33.21 | – | May 30, 2024 | Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
| 2024 | 1500m-short-track Indoor | 3:35.53 | – | Feb 6, 2024 | ORLEN Copernicus Cup |
| 2024 | Mile | 3:49.21 | – | Jul 20, 2024 | London Athletics Meet, Olympic Stadium, London - Diamond Discipline |