Adel Mechaal ESP   
Date of birth: 5 December 90
Age: 33 years 140 days
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 67 kg
Place of birth: El Jebha MAR
Club/team: Asics Running
Former allegiance: MAR -> 31 Dec 2012
3000m European Indoor Champion 2017
2 European Silvers
2016: 5000 2017: CC Long
3000m European Indoor Silver Medallist 2023
Cross Country European Bronze Medallist 2015
3000m European Indoor Bronze Medallist 2021
1500m 4th at World Championships 2017
1500m 5th at Olympic Games 2021
3000m 5th at World Indoor Championships 2018
1500m 6th at World Indoor Championships 2024
3000m 6th at World Indoor Championships 2024
Cross Country Long Team Competition World Championships finalist 2017
Cross Country Long Team Competition World Championships finalist 2015
3000m 7th at World Indoor Championships 2022
21 National Titles
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 2948 1:02:30 Gdynia 17 Oct 2020
800m World Alltime no. 2890 1:47.69 Barcelona 17 Jul 2019
10,000m World Alltime no. 761 27:50.56 London 19 May 2018
5000m World Alltime no. 237 13:06.02 Oslo 16 Jun 2022
10km, Road World Alltime no. 278 27:50 Ibiza 16 Jan 2022
3000m World Alltime no. 133 7:35.28 Paris 1 Jul 2017
1500m World Alltime no. 72 3:30.77 Tokyo 7 Aug 2021
3000m World Indoor Alltime no. 16 7:30.82 Staten Island NY 6 Feb 2022
5km, Road World Alltime no. 183 13:34 Paris 5 Apr 2024
1500m World Indoor Alltime no. 16 3:33.28 Birmingham 25 Feb 2023

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
800m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  1:51.85w    2rBBarcelona9 Jul
2013  1:49.51w    2Barcelona29 May
2014  1:51.65w    1Barcelona9 Jul
2019  1:47.69w    12Barcelona17 Jul
 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2010  3:50.16w    5Mataró6 Jul
2011  3:42.77w    5Mataró5 Jun
2013  3:36.78w    1Huelva12 Jun
2014  3:39.60w    9Mataró15 Jul
2015  3:36.55w    2Barcelona8 Jul
2016  3:35.24w    1Barcelona30 Jun
2017  3:34.70w    1Huelva14 Jun
2018  3:38.24w    6Barcelona11 Jul
2019  3:33.91w    8Lausanne5 Jul
2021  3:30.77w    5Tokyo7 Aug
2022  3:35.93w    6Birmingham21 May
2023  3:31.43w    7London23 Jul
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  3:49.68iw    6Valencia20 Feb
2012  3:48.76iw    1Sabadell28 Jan
2013  3:41.76iw    2Sabadell25 Jan
2014  3:39.36iw    2Sabadell15 Feb
2015  3:38.30iw    1Sabadell13 Feb
2017  3:46.64iw    Salamanca18 Feb
2018  3:43.10iw    1Valencia18 Feb
2019  3:41.82iw    3Madrid8 Feb
2022  3:35.30iw    2Birmingham19 Feb
2023  3:33.28iw   NR 2Birmingham25 Feb
2024  3:35.53iw    4Toruń6 Feb
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  4:19w    2Barcelona27 Apr
2015  4:06w    1Barcelona26 Apr
2017  3:53w    4New York NY10 Sep
2018  4:11w    1Barcelona6 May
2019  4:17w    3Jaén12 Oct
2021  3:54:10w    10New York NY12 Sep
2022  4:06w    2Düsseldorf4 Sep
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2013  8:13.67w    1Avilés15 Jun
2015  7:52.16w    2Madrid11 Jul
2016  7:39.51w    3Rabat22 May
2017  7:35.28w    5Paris1 Jul
2018  8:08.82w    1Granollers14 Jul
2019  7:57.55w    2Minsk10 Sep
2021  8:32.08w    3Chorzów30 May
2022  7:47.25w    1Ibiza7 May
2023  7:41.42w    11Doha5 May
Indoor Alltime  Show/hide
2011  8:07.99iw    4-22Sevilla5 Feb
2012  8:03.38iw    4Sabadell25 Feb
2013  7:59.15iw    5Sabadell16 Feb
2014  7:52.29iw    1Athlone2 Feb
2015  7:46.92iw    2h2Praha6 Mar
2017  7:48.39iw    1Sabadell7 Feb
2018  7:40.14iw    4Karlsruhe3 Feb
2019  7:45.56iw    3Boston MA26 Jan
2020  7:45.08iw    8Madrid21 Feb
2021  7:46.52iw    2h2Toruń6 Mar
2022  7:30.82iw   AR 1Staten Island NY6 Feb
2023  7:41.75iw    2Istanbul5 Mar
2024  7:43.60iw    1Valencia7 Feb
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  14:21.96w    11Pamplona25 Aug
2015  14:10.59w    1Castellón1 Aug
2016  13:15.40w    5Huelva3 Jun
2017  13:27.37w    10Berlin27 Aug
2018  13:29.94w    3Dublin19 Jul
2019  13:35.93w    3La Nucia31 Aug
2022  13:06.02w    7Oslo16 Jun
2023  13:22.31w    12Oslo15 Jun
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2018  27:50.56w    4London19 May
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2023  45:37w    3Zaandam17 Sep
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2024  13:34w    3Paris5 Apr
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  30:00w    5Barcelona31 Dec
2019  29:09w    1Lisboa28 Dec
2020  31:37w    15Jaén18 Jan
2022  27:50w    1Ibiza16 Jan
2024  27:55w    1San Sebastián4 Feb
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2020  1:02:30w    46Gdynia17 Oct
 
4 x 1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  15:00.69w    5Nassau25 May

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
1500m
ETC 2013: 53:40.58
EC 2014: 13h13:47.60
ETC 2015: 63:52.69
WC 2015: 12h13:46.05
OG 2016: 9h23:48.41
WC 2017: 43:34.71 4s13:40.60 6h33:38.99
WC 2019: 8h13:37.95
OG 2021: 53:30.77 4s23:32.19 6h33:36.74
WC 2023: 9s13:33.33 4h13:34.35
3000m
ETC 2019: 18:02.51
ETC 2021: 38:32.08
5000m
EC 2016: 213:40.85
OG 2016: 17h213:34.42
EC 2018: DNF
EC 2022: 1413:35.92
WC 2022: 11h113:36.48
10,000m
EC 2018: 428:13.78
ECp 2018: 427:50.56
Half Marathon
WC 2020: 461:02:30
Cross Country Long Team Competition
WC 2015: 12256.00
WC 2017: 10221.00A
Cross Country
EC 2015: 329:51
WC 2015: 6838:57
EC 2016: 828.26
EC 2017: 229:54
WC 2017: 4330:40A
EC 2018: 829:20
EC 2021: 1631:12
 
Indoor
1500m
WC 2014: 7h33:41.27
WC 2024: 63:37.76 2h23:42.85
3000m
EC 2015: 67:49.59 2h27:46.92
EC 2017: 18:00.60 4h27:58.94
WC 2018: 58:16.13 3h17:43.83
EC 2021: 37:49.47 2h27:46.52
WC 2022: 77:43.60 4h27:52.27
EC 2023: 27:41.75 2h27:50.69
WC 2024: 67:45.67

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
800m
Outdoor1:47.69    Barcelona17 Jul 2019
 
1500m
   races under 3:33.00: 3   
Outdoor3:30.77    Tokyo7 Aug 2021
Indoor3:33.28    NRBirmingham25 Feb 2023
 
Mile, Road
Outdoor3:53    New York NY10 Sep 2017
 
3000m
Outdoor7:35.28    Paris1 Jul 2017
Indoor7:30.82    ARStaten Island NY6 Feb 2022
 
5000m
Outdoor13:06.02    Oslo16 Jun 2022
 
10,000m
Outdoor27:50.56    London19 May 2018
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor45:37    Zaandam17 Sep 2023
 
5km, Road
Outdoor13:34    Paris5 Apr 2024
 
10km, Road
Winstreak: 3 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor27:50    Ibiza16 Jan 2022
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor1:02:30    Gdynia17 Oct 2020
 
4 x 1500m
Outdoor15:00.69    Nassau25 May 2014

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

1500m, 10 best results (legal):
3:30.77   5Tokyo7 Aug 2021
3:31.43   7London23 Jul 2023
3:32.19   4s2Tokyo5 Aug 2021
3:33.28i  2Birmingham25 Feb 2023
3:33.33   9s1Budapest20 Aug 2023
3:33.44   1Torrent30 Jul 2023
3:33.91   8Lausanne5 Jul 2019
3:34.35   4h1Budapest19 Aug 2023
3:34.70   1Huelva14 Jun 2017
3:34.71   4London13 Aug 2017
 
Average: 3:33.211
 
3000m, 10 best results (legal):
7:30.82i  1Staten Island NY6 Feb 2022
7:35.26i  3Madrid2 Mar 2022
7:35.28   5Paris1 Jul 2017
7:36.32   2London9 Jul 2017
7:36.57i  2Rheinstetten28 Jan 2022
7:38.35   2Rabat16 Jul 2017
7:39.51   3Rabat22 May 2016
7:40.14i  4Karlsruhe3 Feb 2018
7:40.34   2Birmingham20 Aug 2017
7:41.42   11Doha5 May 2023
 
Average: 7:37.401
 
Cross Country, 10 best results (legal):
28.26   8Chia11 Dec 2016
29.06   9Sevilla20 Jan 2019
30.11   3Alcobendas26 Nov 2017
31.37   7Alcobendas25 Nov 2018
23:49   3Stirling12 Jan 2019
25:47   10Atapuerca15 Nov 2015
26:03   17Atapuerca12 Nov 2017
26:15   25Edinburgh13 Jan 2018
26:18   17Atapuerca13 Nov 2016
26:28   15Atapuerca11 Nov 2018
 
Average: 9.2035
Average: 15:39.88
 
5000m, 10 best results (legal):
13:06.02   7Oslo16 Jun 2022
13:15.40   5Huelva3 Jun 2016
13:22.31   12Oslo15 Jun 2023
13:27.37   10Berlin27 Aug 2017
13:29.94   3Dublin19 Jul 2018
13:34.42   17h2Rio de Janeiro17 Aug 2016
13:35.92   14München16 Aug 2022
13:35.93   3La Nucia31 Aug 2019
13:36.48   11h1Eugene OR21 Jul 2022
13:39.17   3Gijón23 Jul 2016
 
Average: 13:28.296
 
Mile, Road, 10 best results (legal):
3:53   4New York NY10 Sep 2017
4:03   1Barcelona14 May 2017
4:06   1Barcelona26 Apr 2015
4:06   1Aranda de Duero27 May 2017
4:06   2Düsseldorf4 Sep 2022
4:11   1Barcelona6 May 2018
4:17   3Jaén12 Oct 2019
4:18   1Berango30 Sep 2017
4:19   2Barcelona27 Apr 2014
4:25   1Bilbao21 Apr 2018
 
Average: 4:10.4
 

Total results in db: 293

By event:

800m:5
1500m:104
Mile, Road:15
3000m:67
5000m:24
10,000m:2
10 Miles, Road:1
5km, Road:1
10km, Road:10
Half Marathon:2
Road Race:2
4 x 1500m:1
Cross Country Team Competition:5
Cross Country Long Team Competition:2
Cross Country:52

▲IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

1500m
3:35.53iw
SB (14)
4ToruńToruń6 Feb 
3:37.23iw
4LiévinLiévin10 Feb 
4:10.74iw
1h1NCOurenseNC, Ourense17 Feb 
3:43.37iw
1NCOurenseNC, Ourense18 Feb 
3:42.85iw
2h2WCGlasgowWC, Glasgow1 Mar 
3:37.76iw
6WCGlasgowWC, Glasgow3 Mar 
3000m
7:43.60iw
SB (50)
1ValenciaValencia7 Feb 
8:15.61iw
1NCOurenseNC, Ourense17 Feb 
7:45.67iw
6WCGlasgowWC, Glasgow2 Mar 
5km, Road
13:34iw
PB (17)
3ParisParis5 Apr 
10km, Road
27:55iw
SB (38)
1San SebastiánSan Sebastián4 Feb 
28:31iw
1IbizaIbiza30 Mar 
Cross Country 9.71 km
30:47iw
5ElgóibarElgóibar7 Jan 
30:38iw
3NCGetafeNC, Getafe28 Jan 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2013Outdoor1500m743:36.78
2013Indoor1500m483:41.76
2014Indoor1500m293:39.36
2014Indoor3000m507:52.29
2015Outdoor1500m613:36.55
2015Outdoor3000m617:52.16
2015Indoor1500m163:38.30
2015Indoor3000m167:46.92
2016Outdoor1500m343:35.24
2016Outdoor3000m117:39.51
2016Outdoor5000m4513:15.40
2017Outdoor1500m293:34.70
2017Outdoor3000m87:35.28
2017Indoor3000m187:48.39
2018Outdoor1500m983:38.24
2018Outdoor10,000m3827:50.56
2018Indoor1500m693:43.10
2018Indoor3000m97:40.14
2019Outdoor1500m233:33.91
2019Outdoor3000m807:57.55
2019Indoor1500m443:41.82
2019Indoor3000m77:45.56
2020Indoor3000m227:45.08
2021Outdoor1500m103:30.77
2021Indoor3000m247:46.52
2022Outdoor1500m623:35.93
2022Outdoor3000m387:47.25
2022Outdoor5000m3113:06.02
2022Outdoor10km, Road4327:50
2022Indoor1500m73:35.30
2022Indoor3000m47:30.82
2023Outdoor1500m233:31.43
2023Outdoor3000m367:41.42
2023Outdoor10 Miles, Road345:37
2023Indoor1500m43:33.28
2023Indoor3000m287:41.75
2024Outdoor5km, Road1713:34
2024Outdoor10km, Road3827:55
2024Indoor1500m143:35.53
2024Indoor3000m507:43.60

▲WINSTREAKS