Makenson Gletty Explained
| Makenson Gletty |
| Nationality: | French |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Mirebalais, Haiti |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Pb: | Decathlon: 8606 (Rome, 2024)
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
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] Competing in the decathlon he was a bronze medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in June 2024,[9] with a personal best tally of 8606 points.[10]
Personal life
He trains in Nice, France, where he is a member of the French national police.[2]
Notes and References
- Web site: Makenson Gletty . World Athletics. 2 March 2024.
- Web site: Makenson Gletty: "This year 2023 has been a bubble of emotions". Sportmag. 2 March 2024. Nicolas. Pesce.
- Web site: The Blue White Red Fireworks. Athle.fr. 2 March 2024.
- Web site: European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Men's Heptathlon Results. Watch Athletics. 2 March 2023.
- Web site: 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. July 29, 2023. 2 March 2024.
- Web site: Oosterwegel and Gletty end season on a high in Talence . 24 September 2023. World Athletics. 2 March 2024.
- Web site: World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results. Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024.
- Web site: Makenson Gletty explose son record au poids et se relance aux Mondiaux à Glasgow ! . ledauphine.com. March 2, 2024. 2 March 2024.
- Web site: 2024-06-11 . From misfire to triumph: Makenson Gletty overcomes sound failure to smash record at European Athletics Championships - We Are Wearside . 2024-07-10 . en-US.
- Web site: Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024. European-Athletics. 12 June 2024. 11 June 2024.
