Aldara Meilán

{{Short description|Spanish athlete (born 2006)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Aldara Meilán

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|10|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lugo, Spain

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| country = {{flagicon|SPA}} Spain

| sport = Athletics

| event = Race Walking

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| medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{ESP}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Team Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Antalya|10 km walk}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Antalya|10 km walk (team)}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Youth Olympic Festival}}

{{Medal|Silver|2022 Banska Bystrica|5000m walk}}

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Aldara Meilán (born 2 October 2006) is a Spanish race walker.{{cite web|title= Aldara Meilán|accessdate=18 May 2025|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/spain/aldara-meilan-14935862}}

==Career==

She is from Lugo, in Galicia. Coached by Javier Piñeiro, in 2022 she earned silver in the 5000m race walk at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. The following year, she finished second in the U20 10km at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Podebrady.{{cite web|url= https://atletismorfea.es/federacion/communication-hub/noticias/aldara-meilan-la-lucense-que-luce-en-el-asfalto|website=Atletismorfea.es|accessdate=18 May 2025|title= Aldara Meilán, the Lugo native who shines on the asphalt|date=10 May 2024|first= Emeterio|last=Valiente}}

She competed for Spain at the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, winning the silver medal in the U20 race, and gold in the team event alongside Sofia Santacreu.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7199325?eventId=10229547|website=World Athletics|accessdate=18 May 2025|title= World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships|date=21 April 2024}}{{cite web|title=Santacreu and Meilán dream of joint Spanish success in Lima|date=26 June 2024| website=World Athletics|accessdate=18 May 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/world-athletics-u20-championships-7180313/news/feature/santacreu-meilan-spanish-race-walk-world-u20-lima}} She won the Spanish U20 championships in the 5km walk in 2024, setting a new championship record time.{{cite web|url= https://radiosabadell.fm/noticia/doble-medalla-plata-jas-campionat-espanya-sub20|website=Radiosabadell.fm|accessdate=18 May 2025|first= Paul|last=Viruri|date=30 July 2024|title=Double silver medal of the JAS at the Spanish Under-20 Championship}} She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/world-athletics-u20-championships-7180313/news/preview/wu20-lima-24-preview-combined-events-race-walks|website=World Athletics|accessdate=18 May 2025|title= WU20 Lima 24 preview: combined events and race walks|date=24 August 2024}}