Marta Mitjans
Birth date28 December 2006 (age 19)
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Pb800m: 1:59.88 (Madrid, 2025) NU20R
1500m: 4:27.89 (Ciudad Real, 2025)
Indoor
800m: 2:01.86 (Valencia, 2026) NU20R
1500m: 4:31.62 (Sabadell, 2025)
Road
Mile: 4:44.05 (Pollença, 2025)
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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]

Biography

Mitjans started in athletics at the age of six years-old in Arenys de Mar, having favoured the training over swimming.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5][6] In October 2024, she won the Spanish national title in the mile run at the Spanish Road Running Championships in Albacete.[7]

In February 2025, she set a new Spanish indoor under-20 national record whilst competing in Valencia, running 2:02.90.[8] She subsequently competed for Spain at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[9]

In May 2025, she finished as runner-up to Marta Garcia in the mile run at the Spanish Road Running Championships in Pollença.[10][11] 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.[12][13] She finished fourth over 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.[14][15]

In September 2025, she competed as an 18 year-old in the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[16][17][2] She was selected to compete in the mixed team relay at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal, placing seventh overall.[18][19]

Mitjans placed second to Rocío Arroyo in the 800 metres at the 2026 Spanish Indoor Championships in Valencia, running 2:01.86.[20]

Personal life

She is from Maresme in the Barcelona region of Catalonia.[21] She studied Sports Sciences at the University of Barcelona.[3]

International competitions

2022European U18 ChampionshipsJerusalem, Israel7th800 m2:12.06
2023European Youth Olympic FestivalMaribor, Slovenia3rd800 m2:06.96
7thMedley relay2:10.74
Ibero American U18 ChampionshipsLima, Peru1st800 m2:08.20
3rd4 x 100 m relay47.80
2ndMixed 4 x 400 m relay3:32.56
2024World U20 ChampionshipsLima, Peru7th800 m2:04.15
2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands5th (h)800 m2:05.52
European U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland4th800 m2:01.90
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan30th (h)800 m2:00.67

References

  1. ^ "Marta Mitjans". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Marta Mitjans' ambition: the Spanish athletics promise who enjoys suffering". LBDC. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. ^ "10 young Spanish athletes who will be making waves in 2025". Runners World. 10 Jan 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Facsa Playas, runner-up in the DNA U20". Atletismorfea.es. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Tampere 2025 - women’s track preview". European Athletics. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Spanish Road Running Championships - Mile, 5km and Half Marathon". World Athletics. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Gran Premio Ciudad de Valencia". World Athletics. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Marta Mitjans breaks the U-20 and U-23 800m records in one fell swoop and is close to winning the Tokyo World Championships at just 18 years old". Runnersworld. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Spanish Road Running Championships - Mile, 5km and Half Marathon". World Athletics. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Marta Pérez, Spanish mile champion after recovering from her injury". Soriatv.com. May 18, 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Marta Mitjans sets the minimum for the world championships in the 800 m with 1:59.88". lesportiudecatalunya.cat. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Meeting Madrid 2025". World Athletics. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  14. ^ Mills, Steven (10 Aug 2025). "Moe Berg leads Norway 1-2 in 1500m final to clinch distance double". European Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  15. ^ "The 8 Spanish athletes excluded from the Tokyo World Championships for not meeting the controversial RFEA minimum requirements". Runnersworld. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  16. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 Sep 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  17. ^ "These are the 56 Spanish athletes who will compete in the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.". Runnersworld. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  18. ^ Mills, Steven (11 Dec 2025). "Lagoa 2025 mixed relay preview - Can hosts Portugal challenge reigning champions Italy?". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  19. ^ "31st SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 18 Feb 2026.
  20. ^ "Spanish Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 27 Feb 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  21. ^ "About thirty local athletes in Albacete at the Road Championship". fcatletisme.cat. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2025.