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 2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia6th2000 m s'chase5:45.592016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland18th (h)1500 m3:47.882017World Cross Country ChampionshipsKampala, Uganda74thXC 7.858 km U2027:15European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy3rd1500 m3:57.322018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany17th (h)1500 m3:42.812019Mediterranean U23 Indoor ChampionshipsMiramas, France1st1500 m3:46.34European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom14th (h)1500 m3:48.24European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden13th (h)1500 m3:47.78World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th800 m1:45.582021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan5th800 m1:45.962022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States25th (h)800 m1:46.70European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany15th (sf)800 m1:49.26European Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy2ndXC mixed relay17:242023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey1st800 m1:47.34European GamesChorzów, Poland10th800 m1:47.36World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th800 m1:44.912024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy6th800 m1:46.54Olympic GamesParis, France8th (rep)800 m1:45.372025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China6th1500 m3:39.96World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th1500 m3:35.382026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom20th (h)1500 m3:42.52
Personal bests 800 metres – 1:43.92 (Budapest, 2023) 800 metres indoor – 1:45.39 (Madrid, 2025) 1500 metres – 3:31.70 (Pfungstadt, 2025) 1500 metres indoor – 3:36.95 (Nanjing, 2025) 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
References
External links
Adrián Ben at RFEA
Adrian Ben at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)