Patricia Girard

Patricia Girard
Personal information
Born	8 April 1968 (age 56); Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	France
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing France
Olympic Games
World Championships
Mediterranean Games

Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno, born 8 April 1968)^[1] is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100m hurdles.

Biography[edit]

She competed for France in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 100m 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 4 × 100 m relay.^[3]

Girard is the ex-wife of kickboxer Eddy Léno.

Drug suspension[edit]

Patricia Girard tested positive for the anabolic steroid Primobolan and was suspended for two years beginning on 17 March 1990.^[4]

Coaching[edit]

At the end of 2009, Girard and her companion Karl Taillepierre created a high-level group of athletes which she trained at the Combs-la-Ville track. This group named "Team Patricia Girard" became a legally independent association declared in the Prefecture of Seine-et-Marne in February 2012 with its registered office in Combs-la-Ville. Among these athletes are: Cindy Billaud (since October 2014), Alice Decaux (up to 2011), Adrianna Lamalle (up to 2012), Gnima Faye (up to 2012), Reïna-Flor Okori, Rosvitha Okou, Cornnelly Calydon, Karl Taillepierre, Toumany Coulibaly, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, Thomas Ravon, Mohamed Koné, Ronald Pognon and Leslie Djhone (since October 2014).

In 2013, Girard was elected Best European Coach of 2012

Competition record[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing France
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	10th (sf)	60 m	7.33
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	33rd (h)	100 m	11.65
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	4 × 100 m relay	44.02
1989	Jeux de la Francophonie	Rabat, Morocco	2nd	100 m	11.25
1989	Jeux de la Francophonie	Rabat, Morocco	1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.38
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	4th	60 m	7.19
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	16th (sf)	100 m	11.70
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.85
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	8th	60 m	7.31
	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	60 m hurdles	8.01
	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	3rd	100 m hurdles	13.19
	Mediterranean Games	Narbonne, France	1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.55
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	14th (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.03
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.67
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	60 m	7.19
	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	6th	60 m hurdles	7.98
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Bondoufle, France	1st	100 m	11.46
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Bondoufle, France	1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.65
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th (sf)	100 m	11.58
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	4 × 100 m relay	DQ
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	8th (sf)	60 m hurdles	8.06¹
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.87
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.35
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	60 m hurdles	7.89
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	3rd	100 m hurdles	12.65
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	4 × 100 m relay	42.76
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.84
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st	100 m hurdles	12.90
	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	1st	4 × 100 m relay	42.63
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.68²
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	42.21
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	1st	60 m hurdles	7.85
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	100 m hurdles	12.89
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	8th	100 m hurdles	12.97
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.06
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	2nd	60 m hurdles	7.98
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	21st (qf)	100 m hurdles	13.43
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	14th (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.17
2001	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	1st	100 m hurdles	12.82
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.98
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	100 m hurdles	13.03
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	8th	60 m hurdles	8.02
	World Championships	Paris, France	7th	100 m hurdles	12.83
	World Championships	Paris, France	1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.78
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	6th	60 m hurdles	8.04

¹Did not finish in the final ²Disqualified in the final

National Championships[edit]

French Athletic Championships
- 100m hurdles in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003
- 100m hurdles in 2008 (13.23s)
French Indoor Athletic Championships
- 60m in 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1995
- 60m hurdles in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003
- 60m hurdles in 2009 (8.24s)
- 60m hurdles in 2005 (8.08s)

References[edit]

^ Auzias, D. (2008) Le Petit Futé Guadeloupe p.175. Petit Futé ISBN 2-7469-2264-9 (French) Retrieved January 2012.
^ Singh, H. (2004) 33 Olympic Games p.83. Discovery Publishing House ISBN 81-7141-764-7 Retrieved January 2012.
^ The Star, September 1, 2003, Golden Double for France Archived 2004-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 2012.
^ « Girard, le bronze pour rédemption. Suspendue 2 ans pour dopage en 1990, elle finit 3rd du 100m haies », Libération, 2 August 1996.

External links[edit]

Patricia Girard at World Athletics
Patricia Girard at Sporting Heroes
Patricia Girard at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[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 Archived 2004-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 2012.

[4] « Girard, le bronze pour rédemption. Suspendue 2 ans pour dopage en 1990, elle finit 3rd du 100m haies », Libération, 2 August 1996.

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