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Makenson Gletty

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Makenson Gletty
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 26)
Mirebalais, Haiti
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Decathlon: 8606 (Rome, 2024)
Heptathlon: 6230 (Aubiére, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome Decathlon

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. He was a bronze medalist in the decathlon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]

Career

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He was crowned French heptathlon champion at the 2023 French Indoor Athletics Championships in Aubière in February 2023, scoring a tally of 6090 points.[2] He competed at the 2023 European Indoor Athletics Championships in the indoor heptathlon in Istanbul, Turkey, in March 2023, and finished in ninth place overall with 5133 points.[3][4]

He won the French outdoor national championships decathlon title in Albi, in July 2023 with 8279 points.[5] Competing at the Decastar meeting in Talence, Gletty set a new personal best of 8443 points 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, Scotland in March 2024, and finished in fifth place overall with 6187 points.[7][8] Competing in the decathlon he was a bronze medalist at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy in June 2024,[9] with a personal best tally of 8606 points.[10]

He competed in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, finishing in twelfth place overall, having gained 8309 points.[11]

Personal life

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A native of Haiti, he moved to France at the age of seven years-old. He completed a sports studies program in Montpellier. He trains in Nice, France, where he became a member of the French National Police in January 2023.[2][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Makenson Gletty". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Pesce, Nicolas (3 December 2023). "Makenson Gletty: "This year 2023 has been a bubble of emotions"". Sportmag. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The Blue White Red Fireworks". Athle.fr. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ "European Athletics Indoor Championships 2023 Men's Heptathlon Results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Oosterwegel and Gletty end season on a high in Talence". World Athletics. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 men's heptathlon results". Watch Athletics. 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Makenson Gletty explose son record au poids et se relance aux Mondiaux à Glasgow !". ledauphine.com. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ "From misfire to triumph: Makenson Gletty overcomes sound failure to smash record at European Athletics Championships - We Are Wearside". 11 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024". European-Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Men's Decathlon es Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Makenson Gletty, police officer and decathlete: 10 events for 1 champion". Police-nstionale. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2025.