Mateu Cañellas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cañellas and the second or maternal family name is Martorell.

Mateu Cañellas
Minister of Sports and Youth of the Balearic Islands
In office 9 July 2007 – 5 February 2010
President	Francesc Antich
Preceded by	Rosa Puig (Presidency and Sports)
Succeeded by	Carlos Delgado (2011) (Tourism and Sports)
Personal details
Born	Mateo Cañellas Martorell (1972-04-27) 27 April 1972 (age 52) Inca, Spain
Political party	Majorcan Union

Mateo Cañellas Martorell, commonly known as Mateu Cañellas (born 27 April 1972 in Inca, Mallorca), is a retired Spanish middle distance runner and former politician. He served as Minister of Sports and Youth of the Baleric Islands from 2007 to 2010 in the Antich II government.^[1][2] He was a member of the regionalist party Majorcan Union. In 2011, he was accused of being a part of a corruption case in his party, and given liberty with charges,^[3] until in 2016 he was acquitted.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Spain
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	32nd (h)	1500m	3:55.57
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	1st	1500 m	3:53.11
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	9th	1500 m	3:51.15
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	18th (h)	1500 m	3:51.10
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	1500 m	3:44.85
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	40th (h)	1500 m	3:49.71
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	1500 m	3:44.50

External links

• Mateu Cañellas at World Athletics

References

1. "Mateu Cañellas (UM) conseller de Deportes y Juventud". Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 7 July 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
2. "Cañellas se marcha "orgulloso de haber trabajado honradamente"". Última Hora (in Spanish). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
3. Candia, Patricio; Malagón, Víctor (28 February 2011). "El juez decreta prisión bajo fianza de 300.000 € para Cerdó y de 100.000 para Cortés". Última Hora (in Spanish). Palma. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
4. Armendáriz, Fernando (17 May 2016). "La denuncia del complot, clave para exculpar a Mateu Cañellas". Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Palma. Retrieved 5 March 2021.