Julie Coulaud

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]

Julie Coulaud
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 ToroSenior race
Final of the women's 1500-metre race during the French Athletics Championships 2013 at Stade Charléty in Paris, 13 July 2013

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

See also

References
  1. Julie Coulaud. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
  2. Julie Coulaud. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
  3. Chronologies des records de France seniors plein air. athle.com. Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
  4. L’IAAF enquête sur la Française Julie Coulaud. BFMTV (2008-02-15). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
  5. Julie Coulaud risque la prison. Sport (2009-07-09). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
  6. Investigation of Julie Coulard accessdate: 23 April 2016

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