Julien Wanders
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Julien Wanders (born 18 March 1996) is a Swiss long-distance runner. From 2019 to 2025, he held the European record for the half marathon with a time of 59:13, which was set at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon.
Wanders spends about half the year training in Iten, Kenya, and the other half training in Europe.
Competition record
Personal records
| Event | Performance | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 12 January 2020 | Valencia |
| Half marathon | 59:13 | 8 February 2019 | Ras al Khaimah |
| Marathon | 2:11:52 | 3 APR 2022 | Paris |
External links
- at World Athletics
- Christof Gertsch: Porträt in: Das Magazin Nr. 33, 17. August 2019, S. 16–26.