| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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]
She was selected for the Spanish team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [15]
She is from Maresme in the Barcelona region of Catalonia. [16] She studied Sports Sciences at the University of Barcelona. [2]