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 .
Achievements Representing 2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China14th (sf)400m hurdles58.558th (h)4×400m relay3:39.282007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands2nd100 m hurdles13.35UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand12th (sf)100 m hurdles13.512009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia7th100 m hurdles13.36 3rd4 x 100 m relay44.31European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania12th (sf)400m hurdles58.04Jeux de la FrancophonieBeirut, Lebanon5th400 m hurdles58.992010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6th4 x 400 m relay3:27.44 (h)2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France 3rd4 x 400 m relay3:32.16
Personal Bests Event Performance Location Date400 m hurdles57 s 40Angers25 July 2009400 m Indoor53 s 29Paris28 February 2010
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