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.

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Julien Wanders

Julien Wanders at the Berlin 10K in 2014
Personal information
Born	(1996-03-18) 18 March 1996 (age 28) Geneva, Switzerland
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	10 km, Half marathon
Club	Stade Genève
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	5000 m: 13:13.84 (Lausanne 2019) 10,000 m: 27:17.29 NR (Hengelo 2019) 10 km: 27:13 ER (Valencia 2020) Half marathon: 59:13 ER (Ras Al Khaimah 2019)

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Wanders spends about half the year training in Iten, Kenya, and the other half training in Europe.