Julia Vaquero

Julia Vaquero
Personal information
Full name	Julia Vaquero Sousa
Born	18 September 1970 (age 54); Chamonix, France
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Athletics

Julia Vaquero Sousa^[a] (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.

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
1991	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
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	12th	10,000 m	32:36.91
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	6th	10,000 m	31:46.47
1998	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

800 metres – 2:09.74 (1989)
1500 metres – 4:17.37 (Segovia 1992)
2000 metres – 5:47.81 (Nice 1996) NR
3000 metres – 8:41.23 (Nice 1996)
5000 metres – 14:44.95 (Oslo 1996) NR
10,000 metres – 31:14.51 (Barakaldo 1997)
15 kilometres – 49:33+ (Uster 1998) NR
20 kilometres – 1:06:43+ (Uster 1998) NR
Half marathon – 1:10:33 (Uster 1998)

Notes

^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vaquero and the second or maternal family name is Sousa.

References

^ 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.
^ Julia Vaquero at World Athletics
^ "Con el atletismo estaba en una burbuja, ahora empiezo a vivir" (in Spanish). ara.cat. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.

External links

Julia Vaquero Sousa at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
Julia Vaquero at Olympics.com
Julia Vaquero at Olympedia

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[1] In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vaquero and the second or maternal family name is Sousa.

[2] 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.

[3] Julia Vaquero at World Athletics

[4] "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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