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Patricia Girard-Léno
Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno; born 8 April 1968) is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100 m hurdles. Biography She competed for France in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 100 m hurdles where she won the bronze medal. She also won a gold medal in the 2003 World Championships in Athletics held in Paris in the 4 × 100 m relay. 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. ''Libération'', 2 August 1996.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pointe-à-Pitre
Pointe-à-Pitre (; , , or simply , ) is the second most populous commune of Guadeloupe (after Les Abymes). Guadeloupe is an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a ''Subprefectures in France, sous-préfecture'', being the seat of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre. Although Pointe-à-Pitre is not Guadeloupe's administrative capital (that distinction goes to Basse-Terre), it is nonetheless the region's economic capital. The inhabitants are called "Pointois". In 2018, it had a population of 15,410 in the city (communes of France, commune) of Pointe-à-Pitre proper and 250,952 inhabitants in the urban unit Pointe-à-Pitre–Les Abymes.Comparateur de territoire INSEE It is part of the functional area (France), metropolitan area of Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combs-la-Ville
Combs-la-Ville () is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located from the center of Paris, in the " new town" of Sénart, created in the 1970s. Demographics The inhabitants are called ''Combs-la-Villais''. Transportation Combs-la-Ville is served by Combs-la-Ville–Quincy station on Paris RER D. Twin towns Combs-la-Ville is twinned with the towns of : * Duderstadt in Germany since 1968 * Dali in Cyprus since 1978 * Oswestry in the United Kingdom since 1980 * R' Kiz in Mauritania since 1986 * Petite-Île in Réunion (an overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean) since 1992 * Salaberry-de-Valleyfield in Quebec, Canada since 1998 * Baia Mare in Romania since September 5, 2009. See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department The following is a list of the 507 communes of the Seine-et-Marne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Djhone
Leslie Djhone (born 18 March 1981 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a French track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay. Djhone won the 400 metres gold medal at the 2011 European Indoor Championships in Athletics, 2011 European Indoor Championships and the 400 metres bronze medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships, 2006 European Championships. In the final of the 400 m event, he finished 4th at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, 2003 World Championships, 5th at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, 2007 World Championships, 8th at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, 2009 World Championships, 7th at the Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, 2004 Olympics and 5th at the Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres, 2008 Olympics. Djhone has also enjoyed some success in the 4 × 400 metres relay, the highlight being a gold medal each at the 2003 World Championships, 2011 European Indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Pognon
Ronald Pognon (born 16 November 1982) is a French sprint athlete. He originally specialized in the 200 metres, but later shifted to the shorter sprint distances. He was formerly the European record holder for the 60 metres indoors and is the first Frenchman to go under 10 seconds at the 100 metres. Early career As a junior athlete he participated at the 2000 World Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. He also competed individually in the 200 metres, without reaching the final. His personal best 200 m result at that time was 21.25 seconds, whereas his personal best 100 m result was 10.50 seconds. Two years later he had improved to 20.65 and 10.24 seconds respectively, and reached the 200 m semifinals at the 2002 European Championships. At the 2002 European Championships he also finished fourth in 4 × 100 m relay with teammates David Patros, Issa-Aimé Nthépé and Jérôme Éyana. He then shifted focus to the 100 metres. He reached th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde
Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (born 22 September 1991) is a French athlete who specialises in the sprint hurdles. Born to a French father and a mother from the Ivory Coast, he has written his name in his country's record books. He is a three-time medalist in the 60 metres hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and also won the bronze medal in the 110 metres at the 2014 European Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships in the same event. He also won the bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships. He set his personal best of 12.95 seconds in July 2014 in Monaco. His brother Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ..., also a promising hurdler, similarly achieved a personal best at the same meeting. International competitions Person ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosvitha Okou
Bodjiho Rosvitha Okou (born 5 September 1986, Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian hurdler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles without reaching the semifinals. In addition, she won a silver medal at the 2014 African Championships. Until 2012 she represented France. Her personal bests are 13.13 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (+0.1 m/s, La Roche-sur-Yon 2011) and 8.17 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Mondeville 2014). Both are current national records National Records was a record label that was started in New York City by Albert Green in 1945 and lasted until early 1951. Big Joe Turner was signed at the beginning and remained until 1947. Billy Eckstine was also a big seller for the label as .... International competitions References External links * 1986 births Living people People from Gagnoa Sportspeople from Gôh-Djiboua District Ivorian female hurdlers Olympic athletes for Ivory Coast Athletes (track an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reïna-Flor Okori
Reina-Flor Okori Makendengue (born 2 May 1980) is an Equatoguinean former track and field athlete who specialised in the 100 metres hurdles. She is a four-time Olympian with over 20 years on the track representing France and Equatorial Guinea. Using her sports legacy and African soul blueprint, she inspires and coaches international businesses, executives, and athletes to redefine the new psychology of winning and leading. In 2015 she took allegiance back to Equatorial Guinea, represented her country for the Olympic games of Rio 2016, and became a flag bearer. Early life Okori was born in Libreville, Gabon to Equatoguinean parents, exiles due to the political persecution during the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Career As a junior, Okori finished tenth in long jump at the 1996 World Junior Championships and won the 1999 European Junior Championships in 100 meters hurdles. Okori finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gnima Faye
Gnima Faye (born 17 November 1984) is a Senegalese track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles. She was the 2012 African champion in the event and has a personal best of 13.17 seconds. She competed in the 200 metres at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, then switched to the hurdles for the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics. At the age of seventeen she placed fifth in the 100 m hurdles at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics. She ran a personal best of 13.59 seconds to win at the 2003 African Junior Athletics Championships and also placed second in the 400 metres hurdles as well as helping Senegal to third in the 4×100 metres relay. Faye entered the 2004 African Championships but was disqualified. Her senior breakthrough came at the 2006 event, where she took the hurdles bronze medal and was part of the fourth-placed Senegalese relay team. She placed fifth at the 2007 All-Africa Games and was fourth in the relay, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrianna Lamalle
Adrianna Lamalle (born 27 September 1982) is a French hurdler born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe. She finished 8th in the 100m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She also won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2000 World Junior Championships running 13.27 seconds. Adriana won the 100m hurdles at the 1st IAAF World Youth Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. she ran 13.08 to win, still the best time ever run by an athlete under the age of 18. She also ran 11.66 to finish third in the flat 100. Her best time in the women's 100 hurdles is 12.67, which she achieved in 2006. Prize list National * French Outdoor Athletic Champion of 100 m hurdles in 2006 (12.67s) and 2007 (12.94s) * 3rd at French Athletics Championships of 100 m hurdles in 2005 (12.85s) and 2011 (13.07s) * 3rd at 60 m hurdles at the 2012 French Indoor Athletics Championships with 8.11s International * Finalist and third relay runner of the 4 × 100 m relay at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
