# Adel Mechaal

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.

## Statistics
### Personal bests

* 800 metres – 1:47.69 (Barcelona 2019)
* 1500 metres – 3:30.77 (Tokyo 2021)
** 1500 metres indoor – 3:33.28 (Birmingham 2023) NR
* 3000 metres – 7:35.28 (Paris 2017)
** 3000 metres indoor – 7:30.82 (New York 2022)
* 5000 metres – 13:06.02 (Oslo 2022)
* 10,000 metres – 27:50.56 (London 2018)

#### Road

* 10 kilometres – 27:46 (Manchester 2024)
* Half marathon – 1:02:30 (Gdynia 2020)

### International competitions

Representing  Spain :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 11th | 1500 m i | 3:41.27 |
| 2014 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 4 × 1500 m relay | 15:00.69 |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 25th | 1500 m | 3:47.60 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th | 3000 m i | 7:49.59 |
| 2015 | World Cross Country Championships | Guiyang, China | 68th | Senior race | 38:57 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 37th | 1500 m | 3:46.05 |
| 2015 | European Cross Country Championships | Hyères, France | 3rd | Senior race | 29:51 |
| 2015 | European Cross Country Championships | Hyères, France | 1st | Senior team | 14 pts |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:40.85 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 33rd (h) | 1500 m | 3:48.41 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 30th (h) | 5000 m | 13:34.42 |
| 2016 | European Cross Country Championships | Chia, Italy | 8th | Senior race | 28:26 |
| 2016 | European Cross Country Championships | Chia, Italy | 2nd | Senior team | 32 pts |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 3000 m i | 8:00.60 |
| 2017 | World Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 43rd | Senior race | 30:40 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 1500m | 3:34.71 |
| 2017 | European Cross Country Championships | Šamorín, Slovakia | 2nd | Senior race | 29:54 |
| 2017 | European Cross Country Championships | Šamorín, Slovakia | 2nd | Senior team | 20 pts |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 3000 m i | 8:16.13 |
| 2018 | European 10,000m Cup | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 10,000 m | 27:50.56 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | 5000 m | DNF |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | 10,000 m | 28:13.78 |
| 2018 | European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 8th | Senior race | 29:20 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 25th (h) | 1500 m | 3:37.95 |
| 2020 | World Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia, Poland | 46th | Half marathon | 1:02:30 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 3rd | 3000 m i | 7:49.47 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 1500 m | 3:30.77 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | 3000 m i | 7:43.60 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 22nd (h) | 5000 m | 13:36.48 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 14th | 5000 m | 13:35.92 |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 2nd | 3000 m i | 7:41.75 SB |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th (sf) | 1500 m | 3:33.33 |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | 1500 m i | 3:37.76 |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 6th | 3000 m i | 7:45.67 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 1500 m | 3:33.58 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 4th | 5000 m | 13:22.77 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 27th (rep) | 1500 m | 3:42.79 |

### National titles

* Spanish Athletics Championships
** 1500 metres: 2015, 2017, 2021
** 5000 metres: 2015, 2017
* Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships
** 1500 metres: 2015, 2018, 2022
** 3000 metres: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023