Makenson Gletty

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]

Makenson Gletty
Gletty at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999
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
2024 RomeDecathlon

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, with a personal best tally of 8606 points.[9]

Personal life

He trains in Nice, France, where he is a member of the French national police.[2]

References
  1. "Makenson Gletty". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. Pesce, Nicolas. "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. "Historic golds for Austria and Estonia at Roma 2024". European-Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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