Patricia Girard

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Patricia Girard
Personal information
Born (1968-04-08) April 8, 1968 (age 45)
France Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 48 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country  France
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  France
Olympic Games
Bronze 1996 Atlanta 100 m hurdles
World Championships
Gold 2003 Paris 4x100 m relay
Silver 1999 Sevilla 4x100 m relay
Bronze 1997 Athens 4x100 m relay
Mediterranean Games
Gold 1997 Bari 100m hurdles
Gold 2001 Radès 100m hurdles

Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno, born April 8, 1968 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe,[1]) is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre Hurdles.

Biography [edit]

She competed for France in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, U.S. in the 100 metre hurdles where she won the bronze medal.[2] She also won a gold medal in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics held in Paris in the 4x100 m relay.[3]

Girard is the ex-wife of kickboxer Eddy Léno.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Auzias, D. (2008) Le Petit Futé Guadeloupe p.175. Petit Futé ISBN 2-7469-2264-9 (French) Retrieved January 2012.
  2. ^ Singh, H. (2004) 33 Olympic Games p.83. Discovery Publishing House ISBN 81-7141-764-7 Retrieved January 2012.
  3. ^ The Star, September 1 2003, Golden Double for France. Retrieved January 2012.

External links [edit]
After the 1967 Mediterranean Games the 80 m Hurdles was scratched and replaced by the 100 m Hurdles
Mediterranean Champions in Women's 4x100 m
(1): 50 metres hurdles.
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