{{short description|Swiss long-distance runner}} {{Expand French|topic=bio|Julien Wanders|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Julien Wanders | image = Morat-Fribourg 2024 Julien Wanders.jpg | caption = Julien Wanders at Morat-Fribourg in 2024 | birth_name = | fullname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|3|18|df=yes}} | birth_place = Geneva, Switzerland | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | website = | country = Switzerland | sport = Track and field | event = 10 km, Half marathon | club = Stade Genève | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = {{unbulleted list |'''5000 m:''' 13:13.84 (Lausanne 2019) |'''10,000 m:''' 27:17.29 '''NR''' (Hengelo 2019) |'''10 km:''' 27:13 '''NR''' (Valencia 2020) |'''Half marathon:''' 59:13 '''NR''' (Ras Al Khaimah 2019)}} | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = | medaltemplates = }} '''Julien Wanders''' (born 18 March 1996) is a Swiss long-distance runner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/wanders-hassan-world-record-5km-monaco|title=Wanders and Hassan set world 5km records in Monaco|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> From 2019 to 2025, he held the European record for the half marathon with a time of 59:13,<ref>[http://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/02/julien-wanders-5913-shatters-european-record-stephen-kiprop-5842-and-senbere-teferi-6545-win-2019-rak-half/ Julien Wanders (59:13) Shatters European Record; Stephen Kiprop (58:42) and Senbere Teferi (65:45) Win 2019 RAK Half]</ref> 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 == {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+ !scope="col"|Year !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col"|Location !scope="col"|Place !scope="col"|Event !scope="col"|Time |- |rowspan=4|2016 |Corrida bulloise |Bulle |align="center" | 4th |align="center" | Road race |- |Course urbaine de Bâle |Bâle | align="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" |3rd |align="center" | Road race |- |Course de l'Escalade |Geneva |align=center|4th |align="center" | Road race |- |Corrida de Houilles |Houilles |align=center|6th |align="center" | 10 kilometres |- |rowspan=6|2017 |Durban 10k |Durban | align="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" |3rd |align="center" | 10 kilometres |- |European Team Championships |Vaasa |bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd |align="center" | 5000 m |- |Corrida bulloise |Bulle |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | Road race |- |Course urbaine de Bâle |Bâle |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | Road race |- |Course de l'Escalade |Geneva |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | Road race |- |Corrida de Houilles |Houilles |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | 10 kilometres |- |rowspan=7|2018 |Barcelona Half Marathon |Barcelona |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |align="center" | Half marathon |60:09 |- |IAAF World Half Marathon Championships |Valencia |align=center|8th |align="center" | Half marathon |61:03 |- |Durban 10k |Durban |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |align="center" | 10 kilometres |27:32 |- |Corrida bulloise |Bulle |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | Road race |- |Course urbaine de Bâle |Bâle |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | Road race |- |Course de l'Escalade |Geneva |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | Road race |- |Corrida de Houilles |Houilles |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | 10 kilometres |27:25 |- |rowspan=6|2019 |Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon |Ras Al Khaimah |align="center" | 4th |align="center" | Half marathon |59:13 |- |Monaco Run 5&nbsp;km Herculis |Monaco |align=center bgcolor="gold"|1st |align="center" | 5 kilometres |13:29 |- |European Athletics Team Championships |Bydgoszcz |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |align="center" | 5000 metres |13:45.31 |- |rowspan=2|World Athletics Championships |rowspan=2|Doha |align="center" | 24th |align="center" | 5000 metres |13:38.95 |- |align="center" | DNF |align="center" | 10,000 metres |DNF |- |European Cross Country Championships |rowspan=1|Lisbon |align="center" bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |align="center" | 10 km |30:25 |- |2020 |World Athletics Half Marathon Championships |Gdynia |align="center" | 21st |align="center" | Half marathon |1:00:46 |- |rowspan=2|2021 |Summer Olympics |Tokyo |align="center" | 21st |align="center" | 10,000 metres |28:55.29 |- |European Cross Country Championships |Dublin |align="center" | 63rd |align="center" | 10 km |33:13 |- |}

== Personal records == {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |+Personal records<ref>{{cite web|title=Julien Wanders|url=http://www.all-athletics.com/fr/athlete/660682|work=all-athletics.com|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=4 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192653/http://www.all-athletics.com/fr/athlete/660682|url-status=dead}}.

https://www.stadegeneve.ch/athle/athletes/item/wanders-julien</ref> |- bgcolor="#cccccc" ! scope=col| Event ! scope=col| Performance ! scope=col| Date ! scope=col| 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 |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://julienwanders.ch/ Official website] *{{World Athletics}} * Christof Gertsch: ''[https://desktop.12app.ch/articles/20443980 Der Kenianer.]'' Porträt in: ''Das Magazin'' Nr. 33, 17. August 2019, S. 16–26.<!--Archiv https://archive.today/20190818162734/https://desktop.12app.ch/articles/20443980-->

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