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.Julie Coulaud. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
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.Julie Coulaud. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-01-24. 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.Chronologies des records de France seniors plein air. athle.com. Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
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.L’IAAF enquête sur la Française Julie Coulaud. BFMTV (2008-02-15). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
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. Julie Coulaud risque la prison. Sport (2009-07-09). Retrieved on 2016-01-24.
Julie is the sister of Aurélie Coulaud, another well known French middle-distance runner .Investigation of Julie Coulard accessdate: 23 April 2016
International competitions 1999European Cross Country ChampionshipsVelenje, Slovenia40thJunior race13:532000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile11th (heats)1500 m4:32.57European Cross Country ChampionshipsMalmö, Sweden20thJunior race13:292001World Cross Country ChampionshipsOstend, Belgium44thJunior race24:1613thJunior team235 ptsEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsThun, Switzerland9thJunior race11:115thJunior team115 pts2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland10th1500 m4:18.092004World Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium78thShort race14:592005World Cross Country ChampionshipsSaint-Galmier, France42ndShort race14:308thShort team182 ptsMediterranean GamesAlmería, Spain11th1500 m4:16.60European Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands27thSenior race20:422006European Champion Clubs Cup Cross CountryCáceres, Spain2ndSenior race19:38World Military Cross Country ChampionshipsTunis, Tunisia2ndShort race14:13World Cross Country ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan29thSenior race26:59 9thSenior team175 ptsEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsSan Giorgio, Italy5thSenior race25:283rdSenior team69 pts2007European CupMunich, Germany4th1500 m9:00.03World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan—3000 m s'chaseEuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsToro, Spain2ndSenior race27:014thSenior team77 pts2008Military World Cross Country ChampionshipsThun, Switzerland7thSenior women13:26.0European CupAnnecy, France—3000 m
National titles French Cross Country Championships Long course: 2006 Short course: 2002, 2003, 2005
See also List of doping cases in athletics France at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
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