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Patricia Girard

Patricia Girard
Personal information
Born (1968-04-08) 8 April 1968 (age 48)
France Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country  France

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

She competed for France in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre 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 4x100 m relay.

Girard is the ex-wife of kickboxer Eddy Léno.

Patricia Girard was tested positive to Primobolan (anabolic steroid) and was suspended for two years beginning on 17 March 1990.

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, , Karl Taillepierre, , Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, , Mohamed Koné, Ronald Pognon and Leslie Djhone (since October 2014).


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