Julien Wanders facts for kids
Julien Wanders at the Berlin 10K in 2014
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 18 March 1996 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 10 km, Half marathon |
| Club | Stade Genève |
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| Personal best(s) |
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Julien Wanders (born 18 March 1996) is a Swiss long-distance runner. He currently holds the European record for the half marathon with a time of 59:13, which was set at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in 2019 and the European record for the 10K run, with a time of 27:13 set in Valencia on January 12, 2020.
Wanders spends about half the year training in Iten, Kenya, and the other half training in Europe.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Location | Place | Event | Time |
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| 2016 | Corrida bulloise | Bulle | 4th | Road race | |
| Course urbaine de Bâle | Bâle | 3rd | Road race | ||
| Course de l'Escalade | Geneva | 4th | Road race | ||
| Corrida de Houilles | Houilles | 6th | 10 kilometres | ||
| 2017 | Durban 10k | Durban | 3rd | 10 kilometres | |
| European Team Championships | Vaasa | 2nd | 5000 m | ||
| Corrida bulloise | Bulle | 1st | Road race | ||
| Course urbaine de Bâle | Bâle | 1st | Road race | ||
| Course de l'Escalade | Geneva | 1st | Road race | ||
| Corrida de Houilles | Houilles | 1st | 10 kilometres | ||
| 2018 | Barcelona Half Marathon | Barcelona | 2nd | Half marathon | 60:09 |
| IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Valencia | 8th | Half marathon | 61:03 | |
| Durban 10k | Durban | 2nd | 10 kilometres | 27:32 | |
| Corrida bulloise | Bulle | 1st | Road race | ||
| Course urbaine de Bâle | Bâle | 1st | Road race | ||
| Course de l'Escalade | Geneva | 1st | Road race | ||
| Corrida de Houilles | Houilles | 1st | 10 kilometres | 27:25 | |
| 2019 | Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah | 4th | Half marathon | 59:13 |
| Monaco Run 5 km Herculis | Monaco | 1st | 5 kilometres | 13:29 | |
| European Athletics Team Championships | Bydgoszcz | 2nd | 5000 metres | 13:45.31 | |
| World Athletics Championships | Doha | 24th | 5000 metres | 13:38.95 | |
| DNF | 10,000 metres | DNF | |||
| European Cross Country Championships | Lisboa | 3rd | 10 km | 30:25 | |
| 2020 | World Athletics Half Marathon Championships | Gdynia | 21st | Half marathon | 1:00:46 |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo | 21st | 10,000 metres | 28:55.29 |
| European Cross Country Championships | Dublin | 63rd | 10 km | 33:13 |
Personal records
| Event | Performance | Date | Place |
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| 800 metres | 1:51.57 | 24 AUG 2019 | Basel |
| 1000 metres | 2:36.15 | 4 May 2013 | Lausanne |
| 1500 metres | 3:39.30 | 3 AUG 2019 | Bern |
| 3000 metres | 7:43.62 | 9 July 2019 | Luzern |
| 5000 metres | 13:13.84 | 5 July 2019 | Lausanne |
| 5 kilometres | 13:29 | 17 February 2019 | Monaco |
| 10,000 metres | 27:17.29 | 17 July 2019 | Hengelo |
| 10 kilometres | 27:13 (AR) | 12 January 2020 | Valencia |
| Half marathon | 59:13 (AR) | 8 February 2019 | Ras al Khaimah |
| Marathon | 2:11:52 | 3 APR 2022 | Paris |
See also
In Spanish: Julien Wanders para niños
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