Julia Vaquero
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Full name | Julia Vaquero Sousa |
Born | 18 September 1970 Chamonix, France | (age 51)
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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 |
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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[]
- 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[]
- ^ This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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 the International Olympic Committee
- Julia Vaquero at Olympics.com
- Julia Vaquero at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Spanish female long-distance runners
- Spanish female middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Spain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- People from Chamonix
- Sportspeople from Galicia (Spain)
- Spanish athletics biography stubs