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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Julia Vaquero Sousa |
| Born | 18 September 1970 (age 54) Chamonix, France |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Athletics |
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
editPersonal bests
edit- 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
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vaquero and the second or maternal family name is Sousa.
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- Julia Vaquero Sousa at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish)
- Julia Vaquero at Olympics.com
- Julia Vaquero at Olympedia
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