Adrian Ben

Adrian Ben
Adrián Ben (2016)
nation	Spain
birthday	4th August 1998 (age 22)
place of birth	Viveiro ,  Spain
size	179 cm
Weight	64 kg
Career
society	FC Barcelona
status	active
Medal table
U20 European Championships bronze Grosseto 2017 1500 m
last change: October 13, 2019

Adrián Ben Montenegro (born August 4, 1998 in Viveiro , Galicia ) is a Spanish athlete who specializes in medium-distance runs .

Athletic career

Adrián Ben has been competing in international competitions since 2014, in addition to the middle distance at that time also in the 2000 meter obstacle course. Over this distance he took part in a qualifying competition in Baku for the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, but in fifth place he missed the chance of a ticket. A year later he competed in the obstacle course at the U18 World Championships in Cali. There he finished in 5: 45.89 minutes. sixth place.

From 2016 onwards, he largely renounced the obstacle course competitions and focused more on the middle distance. At the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, he failed over 1500 m in the semifinals. A year later he won in 3: 57.32 minutes. Bronze at the U20 European Championships in Grosseto. As part of the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, he also took part in the U20 race, but could not achieve a top placement there. At the European Championships in Berlin in 2018, his first international championships among adults, he reached the semifinals over 800 m and ended up in 17th place overall.

After significantly improving his times over 800 m in 2018, he competed at the 2019 World Championships in Doha over this distance . In the semifinals he put in 1: 44.97 min. set a new best time and moved into the final, in which he finished sixth. Previously, he could not achieve any top placements at the European Indoor Championships and the U23 European Championships .

Major competitions

year	event	place	space	discipline	time
Starts for Spain
2015	U18 world championships	Cali	6th	2000 m obstacle	5: 45.59 min
2016	U20 world championships	Bydgoszcz	18th	1500 m	3: 47.88 min
2017	World Cross Country Championships	Kampala	74.	U20 race	27:15 min
	U20 European Championships	Grosseto	3.	1500 m	3: 57.32 min
2018	European championships	Berlin	17th	1500 m	3: 42.81 min
2019	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham	14th	1500 m	3: 48.24 min
	U23 European Championships	Gävle	13.	1500 m	3: 47.78 min
	World championships	Doha	6th	800 m	1: 45.58 min

Personal best

open air

• 800 m : 1: 44.97 min, September 29, 2019, Doha
• 1500 m : 3: 37.87 min, July 23, 2019, Castellón de la Plana

Hall

• 800 m: 1: 46.60 min, February 21, 2020, Madrid
• 1500 m: 3: 42.25 min, February 6, 2019, Sabadell

Web links

• Adrián Ben in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Adrián Ben in the database of European Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ RFEA profile