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 Primobolan (anabolic steroid) 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 |
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
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- 1971: Italy (Maddalena Grassano, Laura Nappi, Ileana Ongar, Cecilia Molinari)
- 1975: France (Annie Alizé, Nadine Goletto, Catherine Delachan, Nicole Pani)
- 1979: France (Annie Alizé, Emma Sulter, Vlaudine Mas, Chantal Réga)
- 1983: France (Rose-Aimée Bacoul, Marie-France Loval, Marie-Christine Cazier, Liliane Gaschet)
- 1987: France (Nathalie Simon, Marine Cassin, Laurence Bongard, Violetta Kaminska)
- 1991: France (Magalie Simioneck, Maguy Nestoret, Valérie Jean-Charles, Fabienne Ficher)
- 1993: France (Patricia Girard, Odiah Sidibé, Maguy Nestoret, Valérie Jean-Charles)
- 1997: France (Frédérique Bangué, Christine Arron, Patricia Girard, Sylviane Félix)
- 2001: France (Haydy Aron, Fabé Dia, Céline Thelamon, Sylvie Mballa Éloundou)
- 2005: France (Véronique Mang, Lina Jacques-Sébastien, Fabé Dia, Carima Louami)
- 2009: France (Myriam Soumaré, Ayodele Ikuesan, Nelly Banco, Émilie Gaydu)
- 2013: Italy (Micol Cattaneo, Jessica Paoletta, Ilenia Draisci, Audrey Alloh)
- 2018: France (Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue, Jennifer Galais, Estelle Raffai, Carolle Zahi)
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