| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  France | ||
| European Cross Country Championships | ||
 | 2007 Toro | Senior race |
Julie Coulaud (born 7 August 1982) is a French former middle- and long-distance runner. She had most of her success in cross country running, with her career highlight being a silver medal at the 2007 European Cross Country Championships. She was a team bronze medallist at that competition in 2006 and was runner-up at the European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country and World Military Cross Country Championships that same year. [1]
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Coulaud made four appearances at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and represented France at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, running in the 3000 metres steeplechase. [2] She was briefly the French record holder in the latter event, with marks of 9:32:08 minutes then 9:31:43 minutes in June and July 2007. Sophie Duarte improved that time later in July that year. [3]
After a positive doping test for excess testosterone and traces of anabolic substances in February 2008 she received a three-year ban from the sport. [4]
Following her athletics ban, she received a suspended jail sentence of six months and a fine of €2000 for possession of restricted substances, after her cache of EPO, growth hormones and insulin was found. She responded to the court that she had obtained the substances through a Spanish doctor in Valencia. Coulaud retired from the sport internationally and focused on opening a clothes business. [5]
Julie is the sister of Aurélie Coulaud, another well known French middle-distance runner . [6]
