Julia Vaquero

Julia Vaquero Sousa (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.

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

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 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

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Julia Vaquero at World Athletics
  3. "Con el atletismo estaba en una burbuja, ahora empiezo a vivir" (in Spanish). ara.cat. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2013-11-12.



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