Julie Coulaud
Medal record | ||
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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]
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]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1999 | European Cross Country Championships | Velenje, Slovenia | 40th | Junior race | 13:53 |
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 11th (heats) | 1500 m | 4:32.57 |
European Cross Country Championships | Malmö, Sweden | 20th | Junior race | 13:29 | |
2001 | World Cross Country Championships | Ostend, Belgium | 44th | Junior race | 24:16 |
13th | Junior team | 235 pts | |||
European Cross Country Championships | Thun, Switzerland | 9th | Junior race | 11:11 | |
5th | Junior team | 115 pts | |||
2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 10th | 1500 m | 4:18.09 |
2004 | World Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 78th | Short race | 14:59 |
2005 | World Cross Country Championships | Saint-Galmier, France | 42nd | Short race | 14:30 |
8th | Short team | 182 pts | |||
Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 11th | 1500 m | 4:16.60 | |
European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 27th | Senior race | 20:42 | |
2006 | European Champion Clubs Cup Cross Country | Cáceres, Spain | 2nd | Senior race | 19:38 |
World Military Cross Country Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 2nd | Short race | 14:13 | |
World Cross Country Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | 29th | Senior race | 26:59 | |
9th | Senior team | 175 pts | |||
European Cross Country Championships | San Giorgio, Italy | 5th | Senior race | 25:28 | |
3rd | Senior team | 69 pts | |||
2007 | European Cup | Munich, Germany | 4th | 1500 m | 9:00.03 |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | — | 3000 m s'chase | DNF | |
European Cross Country Championships | Toro, Spain | 2nd | Senior race | 27:01 | |
4th | Senior team | 77 pts | |||
2008 | Military World Cross Country Championships | Thun, Switzerland | 7th | Senior women | 13:26.0 |
European Cup | Annecy, France | — | 3000 m | DQ |
National titles
- French Cross Country Championships
- Long course: 2006
- Short course: 2002, 2003, 2005
See also
References
- ^ Julie Coulaud. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
- ^ Julie Coulaud. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
- ^ Chronologies des records de France seniors plein air. athle.com. Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
- ^ L’IAAF enquête sur la Française Julie Coulaud. BFMTV (2008-02-15). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
- ^ Julie Coulaud risque la prison. Sport (2009-07-09). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
- ^ Investigation of Julie Coulard accessdate: 23 April 2016
External links
- Julie Coulaud at World Athletics