Marta Mitjans

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] On 7 June, she won in 2:00.63 over 800 metres at the 2026 Bauhausgalan in Stockholm.^[21]

She is from Maresme in the Barcelona region of Catalonia.^[22] She studied Sports Sciences at the University of Barcelona.^[3]