| Office: | Minister of Sports and Youth of the Balearic Islands |
| President: | Francesc Antich |
| Term Start: | 9 July 2007 |
| Term End: | 5 February 2010 |
| Predecessor: | Rosa Puig |
| Successor: | Carlos Delgado (2011) |
| Birth Name: | Mateo Cañellas Martorell |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Inca, Spain |
| Party: | Majorcan Union |
| Nationality: | Spanish |
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]
| Representing | ||||||
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| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 32nd (h) | 1500m | 3:55.57 | |
| 1991 | Thessaloniki, Greece | 1st | 1500 m | 3:53.11 | ||
| 1992 | Genoa, Italy | 9th | 1500 m | 3:51.15 | ||
| 1994 | Paris, France | 18th (h) | 1500 m | 3:51.10 | ||
| 1995 | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:44.85 | ||
| Gothenburg, Sweden | 40th (h) | 1500 m | 3:49.71 | |||
| 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 1500 m | 3:44.50 | ||