Laetitia Denis
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Laetitia Denis (born 4 February 1988 in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a French athlete specializing in the 400 metres hurdles.
Biography
A versatile athlete, she made her debut in the heptathlon by finishing sixth of the 2005 Cadet World Championships with a total of 5402 points. She won in 2006 the junior national titles in the 400m hurdles and the 60m hurdles, and became vice-European champion in the 110m hurdles in 2007. Junior champion of France at the 110m hurdles in 2008, she won the bronze medal in the relay 4 × 400 m at the 2009 Summer Universiade.
In March 2011, Laetitia Denis won the relay bronze medal for the 4 × 400 m at the European Indoor Championships in Paris-Bercy alongside Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, Floria Gueï and Marie Gayot. The French team ran a time of 3 min 32 s 16 losing that day to Russia and the UK .[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 14th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 58.55 |
8th (h) | 4×400m relay | 3:39.28 | |||
2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.35 |
Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 12th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.51 | |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 13.36 |
3rd | 4 x 100 m relay | 44.31 | |||
European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 12th (sf) | 400m hurdles | 58.04 | |
Jeux de la Francophonie | Beirut, Lebanon | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 58.99 | |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:27.44 (h) |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 3rd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:32.16 |
Personal Bests
Event | Performance | Location | Date |
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400 m hurdles | 57 s 40 | Angers | 25 July 2009 |
400 m Indoor | 53 s 29 | Paris | 28 February 2010 |
References
- Laetitia Denis at World Athletics
- ^ "Du stress et du plaisir". lequipe.fr. 6 March 2011. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
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