Emilie Girard

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Emilie Girard
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 23)
Lyon
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1500m: 4:17.63 (Angers, 2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of France.svg France
European Cross Country Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Antalya Mixed relay

Emilie Girard (born 26 December 2000) is a French runner. [1]

Career

From Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, she is a member of Décines Meyzieu Athlétisme. [2] [3] Trained By by Bastien Perraux, she won the French junior indoor 800 metres title in February 2019. She was also runner-up in the French U20 cross country championships in 2019 in Vittel. [4] She subsequently competed for France at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Denmark in March 2019. [5] In January 2020, she won the Rhône cross country short course championship held in Decines. [6]

She joined the University of Oregon in 2021. [7] She won the Portland Distance Carnival 1500m race in 2023. [8] She returned to France in 2024, winning the Villeurbanne 10km road race in March 2024. [9]

She finished as runner-up to Agathe Guillemot in the French short course cross country trials in November 2024. [10] She was subsequently selected for the French mixed relay team which won silver at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey. [11] [12]

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References

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  7. "Émilie Girard joins the University of Oregon". hr-prodiction. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  8. "Women 1500m Portland Distance Carnival". Athletictiming. May 13, 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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  11. "Antoine Senard, Simon Bedard, Agatha Guillemot, Emilie Girard: we know the four French people selected for the mixed relay at the 2024 European Cross Country Championship". Stadion-actu.fr. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  12. "Italy regain mixed relay title in closest ever finish at Antalya 2024". European Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.