Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno; born 8 April 1968)[1] is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100m hurdles.
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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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Biography
editShe 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
editPatricia Girard tested positive for the anabolic steroid Primobolan and was suspended for two years beginning on 17 March 1990.[4]
Coaching
editAt 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
edit1Did not finish in the final 2Disqualified in the final
National Championships
edit- 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
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.
