Makenson Gletty
 Gletty at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 2 April 1999 Mirebalais, Haiti |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Decathlon: 8443 (Talence, 2023) Heptathlon 6230 (Aubiére, 2024) |
Makenson Gletty (born 2 April 1999 in Mirebalais, Haiti) is a French track and field athlete. He is a national champion in the decathlon and indoor heptathlon.[1]
Career[edit]
He was crowned French heptathlon champion at the 2023 French indoor championships in Aubière in February 2023.[2] He competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's heptathlon in Istanbul in March 2023 and finished in ninth place overall.[3][4]
He won the French outdoor Decathlon title in Albi in July 2023.[5] Competing at the Decastar meeting in Talence, Gletty set a new personal best to win the decathlon at the final World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold event of the season on 24 September 2023. [6]
He was selected to compete in the heptathlon at the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow in March 2024, and finished in fifth place overall.[7][8]
Personal life[edit]
He trains in Nice, France, where he is a member of the French national police.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Makenson Gletty". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b Pesce, Nicolas. "Makenson Gletty: "This year 2023 has been a bubble of emotions"". Sportmag. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "The Blue White Red Fireworks". Athle.fr. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Men's Heptathlon Results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Outstanding performance from Makenson Gletty! Nicolas Daru and Cynthia Leduc in silver... All the results of the regionals at the French championships this Saturday". ledauphine.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Oosterwegel and Gletty end season on a high in Talence". World Athletics. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Makenson Gletty explose son record au poids et se relance aux Mondiaux à Glasgow !". ledauphine.com. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
