Julia Vaquero

Julia Vaquero Sousa[lower-alpha 1] (born 18 September 1970 in Chamonix, France[1]) is a retired Spanish athlete who competed in the long-distance events.[2] She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as four World Championships.

Julia Vaquero
Personal information
Full nameJulia Vaquero Sousa
Born18 September 1970 (1970-09-18) (age 50)
Chamonix, France
Sport
Country Spain
SportAthletics

Although born in France, at the age of two months she returned to her native A Guarda in Galicia. She is considered one of the best Galician athletes of all time.[3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Spain
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 15th (h) 1500 m 4:34.01
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 7th 3000 m 9:26.45
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd 3000 m 9:12.87
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 7th 3000 m 9:08.45
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 14th (h) 3000 m 8:58.90
1993 Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 3rd 3000 m 9:04.99
Universiade Buffalo, United States 4th 3000 m 9:06.25
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 27th (h) 3000 m 9:05.50
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 26th (h) 3000 m 9:11.76
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 9th 10,000 m 31:27.07
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd 5000 m 15:04.48
World Championships Athens, Greece 12th 10,000 m 32:36.91
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 10,000 m 31:46.47
World Half Marathon Championships Uster, Switzerland 7th Half marathon 1:10:33
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 6th 5000 m 14:56.00

Personal bests

Notes

  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Vaquero and the second or maternal family name is Sousa.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julia Vaquero". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Julia Vaquero at World Athletics
  3. "Con el atletismo estaba en una burbuja, ahora empiezo a vivir" (in Spanish). ara.cat. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.


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