Patricia Girard
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Born | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France | 8 April 1968||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno, born 8 April 1968 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe,[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 4x100 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), Reina-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[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 | |
7th | 4x100 m relay | 44.02 | |||
1989 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | 100 m | 11.25 |
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 |
4th | 4x100 m relay | 42.85 | |||
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 8th | 60 m | 7.31 |
3rd | 60 m hurdles | 8.01 | |||
Mediterranean Games | Narbonne, France | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.19 | |
1st | 4x100 m relay | 43.55 | |||
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 14th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.03 | |
4th | 4x100 m relay | 42.67 | |||
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 60 m | 7.19 |
6th | 60 m hurdles | 7.98 | |||
Jeux de la Francophonie | Bondoufle, France | 1st | 100 m | 11.46 | |
1st | 4x100 m relay | 43.65 | |||
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.58 | |
– | 4x100 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 | |
5th | 4x100 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 | |
6th | 4x100 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 | |
1st | 4x100 m relay | 42.63 | |||
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.682 | |
3rd | 4x100 m relay | 42.21 | |||
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.85 |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.89 | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 12.97 |
2nd | 4x100 m relay | 42.06 | |||
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.98 |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 21st (qf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.43 | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 14th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.17 |
Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.82 | |
2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.98 |
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 | |
1st | 4x100 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[]
- 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 of 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