Nadia Prasad Bernard (born October 6, 1967 at Caussade) is a French

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

, who specializes in distance races.

Biographie

Grew up in New Caledonia, Nadia took part at the age of 15 in the

1983 South Pacific Games The 1983 South Pacific Games, held at Apia in Western Samoa from 5–16 September 1983, was the seventh edition of the South Pacific Games. Participating countries Fifteen nations competed at the 1983 South Pacific Games: Sports Despite swimmi ...

, in which she won Gold in the 1500 m and 3000 m (under the name of Nadia Bernard). Four years later, she again defended her title in both events at the

1987 South Pacific Games The 1987 South Pacific Games, held from 8–20 December 1987 at Nouméa in New Caledonia, was the eight edition of the South Pacific Games. Political events of the time affected the Games in 1987 and the number of competitors were down. Fiji had t ...

and also won a silver in the 800 meters. She met in this meet the Fijian distance runner,

Bineshwar Prasad Bineshwar Prasad (born 18 July 1963) is a Fijian long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Joc ...

, whom she married two years later. Her first big success was her victory at Las Vegas Marathon 1991. After having two children in the next two years, she returned to competition. She finished seventh at the Boston Marathon and third at New York City Marathon in 1993. In 1995 she won the Los Angeles Marathon, was French champion in the 10,000m, and competing for New Caledonia, she won three gold medals at the

1995 South Pacific Games The 1995 South Pacific Games, held at Papeete in French Polynesia from 25 August to 5 September 1995, was the tenth edition of the South Pacific Games. The 1995 games were affected by the decision by France to resume nuclear testing at Mururoa in ...

(over 1500 m, 3000 m and 10,000 m). She won the title of champion of France in the 10 000 m in 1995 and the marathon in 1996. She held the French record for

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in 31 min 38 s, established on 16 October 1994 Chula Vista, in California. In 1995, she won the Los Angeles Marathon at 2:29:48, a personal best time. Nadia Prasad is 1.58 meters tall and weighs 44 kg. She lives with her husband and four children in Boulder (Colorado), where she works as a trainer and masseuse. She won the 1994 Bolder Boulder 10k race and in 2019 was inducted into the Boulder Sports Hall of Fame. She became an American citizen on January 5, 2000.Olympic profile fo
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Prize list

French Championships in Athletics The French Athletics Championships (french: Championnats de France d'athlétisme) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Fédération française d'athlétisme (FFA; French Athletics Federation), which serves as the Frenc ...

: ** winner 10 000m in

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** marathon winner in 1996

Records

Notes and references

* Docathlé2003, Fédération française d'athlétisme, 2003, p. 390 1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Tarn-et-Garonne New Caledonian female long-distance runners French female long-distance runners French female marathon runners Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics French Athletics Championships winners French emigrants to the United States {{France-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub