Julia Vaquero

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.

Julia Vaquero

Personal information
Full name	Julia Vaquero Sousa
Born	18 September 1970 (1970-09-18) (age 55) 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

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	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

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