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Patricia Girard (also Girard-Léno, born 8 April 1968 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe,) is a French athlete who competed mainly in the 100m hurdles.


Biography

She competed for France in the
1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in the 100m hurdles where she won the bronze medal. She also won a gold medal in the
2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Men's results T ...
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 Metenolone acetate, or methenolone acetate, sold under the brand names Primobolan and Nibal, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used mainly in the treatment of anemia due to bone marrow failure. It is taken by mouth. A ...
and was suspended for two years beginning on 17 March 1990.« Girard, le bronze pour rédemption. Suspendue 2 ans pour dopage en 1990, elle finit 3rd du 100m haies »
''Libération'', 2 August 1996.


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 Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its ...
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,
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and
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(since October 2014). In 2013, Girard was elected ''Best European Coach of 2012''


Competition record

1Did not finish in the final 2Disqualified in the final


National Championships

* French Athletic Championships ** 100m hurdles in
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, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003 ** 100m hurdles in
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(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 Sporting Heroes
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Girard, Patricia 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