Adrián Ben

Adrián Ben
	Adrián Ben at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Personal information
Full name	Adrián Ben Montenegro
Born	4 August 1998 (age 26); Viveiro, Galicia, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
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
European U20 Championships
European Cross Country Championships

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.

Statistics

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
2017	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
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	8th (rep)	800 m	1:45.37

800 metres – 1:43.92 (Budapest 2023)
- 800 metres indoor – 1:46.12 (Madrid 2023)
1500 metres – 3:36.41 (Huelva 2022)
- 1500 metres indoor – 3:40.72 (Valencia 2023)
3000 metres – 8:00.42 (Baie Mahault 2018)
- 3000 metres indoor – 7:55.75 (Valencia 2021)

^ "RFEA profile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ Valiente, Emeterio (26 April 2023). "Long wait for medal over, Ben now looks to outdoor success". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
^ "Junior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.

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