Mateu Cañellas

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]

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
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

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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