Pol Moya Betriu (born 9 December 1996) is an
Andorra
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middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
competing primarily in the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
. He represented his country at the
2016 World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final. He is the
national record holder on several distances.
Moya represented Andorra at the
2016 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify for the final.
He was the
flag bearer
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for Andorra for the closing ceremonies.
Moya was born in Spain to Spanish parents. He is studying at the
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
The Technical University of Catalonia ( ca, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, , es, link=no, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña; UPC), currently referred to as BarcelonaTech, is the largest engineering university in Catalonia, Spai ...
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Competition record
Personal bests
Outdoor
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800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
– 1:48.75 (Barcelona 2016)
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1000 metres
The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions.
The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.
All-time top 25
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*i = indoor performance
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– 2:27.20 (Barcelona 2015)
Indoor
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800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
– 1:49.84 (Madrid 2016)
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1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
– 3:42.23 (Istanbul 2023) NR
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1996 births
Living people
Andorran male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Andorra
World Athletics Championships athletes for Andorra
Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Andorra
People from La Seu d'Urgell
Sportspeople from the Province of Lleida
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
European Games competitors for Andorra
Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games
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