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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.

Patricia Girard

Personal information
Born	(1968-04-08) 8 April 1968 (age 54) 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 1996 Atlanta 100 m hurdles World Championships 2003 Paris 4x100 m relay 1999 Seville 4x100 m relay 1997 Athens 4x100 m relay Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari 100m hurdles 2001 Radès 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
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
  • 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

External links

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

На других языках

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- [en] Patricia Girard

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[fr] Patricia Girard

Patricia Girard, née le 8 avril 1968 à Pointe-à-Pitre, est une athlète française spécialiste du 100 mètres et du 100 mètres haies.

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[it] Patricia Girard

Patricia Girard-Léno (Pointe-à-Pitre, 8 aprile 1968) è un'ex ostacolista e velocista francese, campionessa mondiale della staffetta 4×100 metri nel 2003 e due volte campionessa europea indoor dei 60 metri ostacoli.

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