Adel Mechaal
Mechaal in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Adel Mechaal Mechaal |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | 5 December 1990 El Jebha, Morocco |
| Sport | |
| Country | Spain |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle, Long-distance running |
| Club | New Balance Team |
| Coached by | Antonio Serrano |
Medal record | |
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.