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Adrián Ben

Adrián Ben at the 2023 European Indoor Championships in Istanbul
Personal information
Born	(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 25) 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
	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg, Netherlands	10th	XC 8.3 km U23	24:12
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	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

Personal bests

• 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)

National titles

• Spanish Athletics Championships
  • 800 metres: 2021, 2023

See also

In Spanish: Adrián Ben para niños