Adel Mechaal (born 5 December 1990) is a Morocco-born Spanish middle- and long-distance runner. In the 1500 metres, he placed fourth at the 2017 World Championships, and fifth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Over the 3000 and 5000 metres, Mechaal is a three-time European Championship medallist. In February 2022, Mechaal set a European indoor record at 3000 metres in a time of 7m 30.82s at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York. He won multiple Spanish outdoor and indoor titles between 2015 and 2022. Competition record References External links 1990 births Living people Moroccan emigrants to Spain Naturalised citizens of Spain Spanish sportspeople of Moroccan descent Spanish male middle-distance runners Spanish male long-distance runners Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships athletes for Spain Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Spain European Athletics Championships medalists People from Tétouan