Pol Oriach
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| Born | 20 September 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pol Oriach (born 20 September 2002) is a Spanish middle-distance and cross country runner.[1]
Career
Oriach is from Aragón, and won the silver medal in the 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships in Győr, Hungary.[2] In January 2019, he broke the broke the Spanish U18 3000 metres record held by Aarón Las Heras with a time of 8:19.33.[3] That year, he won the gold medal in the 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4]
In 2021, he won the 3000m steeplechase at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, in 8:41.36. That summer, he also ran 3:37.67 for the 1500m at the age 18 years-old.[5] The year, he finished in fourth place in the 1500m race at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, in 3:40.36.[6] In December, he finished fourth in the U20 race at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin.[7]
At the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, he competed for Spain in the mixed relay.[8] Competing in the 1500m at the Ibero-American Meeting in Huelva in June 2023, Oriach lowered his personal best to 3:36.24.[9] In July, he finished fifth in the 1500 meters at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland in 3:44.85.[10] That month, he also finished fifth over that distance at the senior Spanish Athletics Championships.[11]
In his final year of eligibility at that level he won the Spanish under-23 title over 1500 metres in July 2024.[12] In December 2024, his Spanish team placed fifth in the U23 team race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey.[13]
In February 2025, Oriach became Spanish indoor champion in the 3000 metres, running 7:57.47 to win his first senior Spanish Indoor Athletics Championships title.[14]
In July, he finished fourth in the 1500 metres at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany.[15] In September 2025, he competed at in the 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals.[16][17]
Oriach ran an indoor personal best of 7:39.10 for the 3000 metres in 2026. He was selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland.[18]
References
- ^ "Pol Oriach". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Pol Oriach silver in the CTO Europe under-18". federacionaragonesadeatletismo.com. July 8, 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Aarón Las Heras: Soria roots for a Barcelona native who is a European 5,000m champion". Desdesoria. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 12 Nov 2025.
- ^ "European Youth Olympic Festival". federacionaragonesadeatletismo.com. July 27, 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Six Tallinn champions to challenge for more U20 honours in Dublin". European Athletics. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Pol Oriach, fourth in the European Cross Country Championship". somosliteraradio. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Mixed Relay Results: World Cross Country Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 18 Feb 2023. Retrieved 10 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Pol Oriach sets a new absolute record in Aragon". somosliteraradio.com. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Gürth eclipses championship record to strike 3000m steeplechase gold for Germany". European Athletics. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 10 Sep 2025.
- ^ "Pol Oriach, fifth best Spanish athlete in 1500 m". somosliteraradio.com. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Pol Oriach se despide como Sub-23 como campeón de España del 1.500". eldiariodehuesca. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Pol Oriach, disappointed after the European Cross Country Championships: "I'm quite sad, I've been very disappointed."". eldiariodehuesca.com. 8 Dec 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Pol Oriach wins his first absolute national title". ondacerocinca.es. 24 Feb 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Spain's 22 picks for Kujawy Pomorze". atletismorfea.es. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.