Personal information | |
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Born | 28 December 2006 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance running |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:59.88 (Madrid, 2025) NU20R |
Marta Mitjans (born 28 December 2006) is a Spanish middle-distance runner. She is the national under-20 record holder over 800 metres both outdoors and indoors. [1]
She is a member of Facsa Playas de Castellón, and is coached by Alfonso Guillén. She placed fifth over 800 metres at the senior Spanish Athletics Championships in 2024, running a personal best time of 2:03.92. [2] [3] She placed seventh overall in the 800 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, lowering her personal best to 2:03.20 in the semi-final. [4] [5] In October 2024, she won the Spanish national title in the mile run at the Spanish Road Running Championships in Albacete. [6]
In February 2025, she set a new Spanish indoor under-20 national record whilst competing in Valencia, running 2:02.90. [7] She subsequently competed for Spain at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. [8]
In May 2025, she finished as runner-up to Marta Garcia in the mile run at the Spanish Road Running Championships in Pollensa. [9] [10] In July 2025, she set a new Spanish under-20 national record and moved to sixth on the senior Spanish all-time list for the 800 metres, whilst competing in Madrid, running 1:59.88. [11] [12] She finished fourth over 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland. [13] [14]
In September 2025, she competed in the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [15] [16]
She is from Maresme in the Barcelona region of Catalonia. [17] She studied Sports Sciences at the University of Barcelona. [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2022 | European U18 Championships | Jerusalem, Israel | 7th | 800 m | 2:12.06 |
2023 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Maribor, Slovenia | 3rd | 800 m | 2:06.96 |
7th | Medley relay | 2:10.74 | |||
Ibero American U18 Championships | Lima, Perú | 1st | 800 m | 2:08.20 | |
3rd | 4 x 100 m relay | 47.80 | |||
2nd | Mixed 4 x 400 m relay | 3:32.56 | |||
2024 | World U20 Championships | Lima, Perú | 7th | 800 m | 2:04.15 |
2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 5th (h) | 800 m i | 2:05.52 |
European U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 4th | 800 m | 2:01.90 | |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 30th (h) | 800 m | 2:00.67 |