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.
Biography Mitjans started in athletics at the age of six years-old in Arenys de Mar, having favoured the training over swimming. 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. 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. In October 2024, she won the Spanish national title in the mile run at the Spanish Road Running Championships in Albacete.
In February 2025, she set a new Spanish indoor under-20 national record whilst competing in Valencia, running 2:02.90. She subsequently competed for Spain at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
In May 2025, she finished as runner-up to Marta Garcia in the mile run at the Spanish Road Running Championships in Pollença. 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. She finished fourth over 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.
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. She was selected to compete in the mixed team relay at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal, placing seventh overall.
Mitjans placed second to Rocío Arroyo in the 800 metres at the 2026 Spanish Indoor Championships in Valencia, running 2:01.86. On 7 June, she won in 2:00.63 over 800 metres at the 2026 Bauhausgalan in Stockholm. In August, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the women's 800 metres, reaching the semi-finals, having run a new personal best of 1:58.52.
Personal life She is from Maresme in the Barcelona region of Catalonia. She studied Sports Sciences at the University of Barcelona.
International competitions 2022European U18 ChampionshipsJerusalem, Israel7th800 m2:12.062023European Youth Olympic FestivalMaribor, Slovenia3rd800 m2:06.967thMedley relay2:10.74Ibero-American U18 ChampionshipsLima, Peru1st800 m2:08.203rd relay47.802ndMixed relay3:32.562024World U20 ChampionshipsLima, Peru7th800 m2:04.152025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands5th (h)800 m 2:05.52European U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland4th800 m2:01.90World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan30th (h)800 m2:00.672026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom14th (sf)800 m1:59.91
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