Julia Vaquero

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Julia Vaquero
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Full nameJulia Vaquero Sousa
Born18 September 1970 (1970-09-18) (age 53)
Chamonix, France
Sport
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Sport Athletics

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.

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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 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 15th (h)1500 m 4:34.01
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 7th3000 m9:26.45
1990 Ibero-American Championships Manaus, Brazil 2nd3000 m 9:12.87
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 7th3000 m 9:08.45
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 14th (h)3000 m 8:58.90
1993 Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 3rd3000 m 9:04.99
Universiade Buffalo, United States 4th3000 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 9th10,000 m 31:27.07
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 2nd5000 m 15:04.48
World Championships Athens, Greece 12th10,000 m 32:36.91
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th10,000 m 31:46.47
World Half Marathon Championships Uster, Switzerland 7thHalf marathon 1:10:33
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 6th5000 m 14:56.00

Personal bests

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vaqueroand the second or maternal family name is Sousa.

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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 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Con el atletismo estaba en una burbuja, ahora empiezo a vivir" (in Spanish). ara.cat. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.