Julien Wanders

Julien Wanders
Julien Wanders at the Berlin 10K in 2014
Personal information
Born (1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28)
Geneva, Switzerland
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportTrack and field
Event(s)10 km, Half marathon
ClubStade Genève
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Julien Wanders (born 18 March 1996) is a Swiss long-distance runner.[1] He currently holds the European record for the half marathon with a time of 59:13,[2] 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.

  1. ^ "Wanders and Hassan set world 5km records in Monaco". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ Julien Wanders (59:13) Shatters European Record; Stephen Kiprop (58:42) and Senbere Teferi (65:45) Win 2019 RAK Half