Laetitia Denis

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
Representing  France
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
400 m hurdles 57 s 40 Angers 25 July 2009
400 m Indoor 53 s 29 Paris 28 February 2010
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References
  1. "Du stress et du plaisir". lequipe.fr. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2011.



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