Patricia Girard
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| Born | 8 April 1968 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno, born 8 April 1968)[1] is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100m hurdles.
Biography
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
Patricia Girard tested positive for the anabolic steroid Primobolan and was suspended for two years beginning on 17 March 1990.[4]
Coaching
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
1Did not finish in the final 2Disqualified in the final
National Championships
- French Athletic Championships
- 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
- ^ 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
- Patricia Girard at World Athletics
- Patricia Girard at Sporting Heroes
- Patricia Girard at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Pointe-à-Pitre
- French female hurdlers
- French female sprinters
- Guadeloupean female sprinters
- Guadeloupean female hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for France
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- French sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in athletics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics
- World Athletics Championships winners