Mateu Cañellas
Minister of Sports and Youth
of the Balearic Islands
In office
9 July 2007 – 5 February 2010
PresidentFrancesc Antich
Preceded byRosa Puig
(Presidency and Sports)
Succeeded byCarlos Delgado (2011)
(Tourism and Sports)
Personal details
Born
Mateo Cañellas Martorell

(1972-04-27) 27 April 1972
Inca, Spain
Political partyMajorcan 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

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.
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