Adrián Ben Explained
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.[2]
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.[3]
Statistics
International competitions
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 | bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | XC mixed relay | 17:24 |
2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | bgcolor=gold | 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
Notes and References
- Web site: RFEA profile . 29 March 2019 . 29 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329234150/http://www.rfea.es/sirfea/ficheros/personas/almacen/benadrian.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Valiente . Emeterio . 26 April 2023 . Long wait for medal over, Ben now looks to outdoor success . 26 April 2023 . World Athletics.
- Web site: Junior men's race. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705195713/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5837/AT-XJ-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1536639810. 5 July 2020. 1 November 2020. 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.