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Adrián Ben
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Adrián Ben at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Personal information
Born (1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 26)
Viveiro, Galicia, Spain
Height 1.79 m
Weight 64 kg
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
Gold 2023 Istanbul 800 m
European U20 Championships
Bronze 2017 Grosseto 800 m
European Cross Country Championships
Silver 2022 Turin Mixed relay

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.

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.

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, OR, 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

Personal bests

National titles

  • Spanish Athletics Championships

See also

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