Julie Coulaud

Julie Coulaud
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  France
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Toro Senior race
Final of the women's 1500-metre race during the French Athletics Championships 2013 at Stade Charléty in Paris, 13 July 2013

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
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