Jente Hauttekeete (14 March 2002) is a Belgian athlete specializing in the heptathlon and the decathlon.
Hauttekeete was born in 2002. His father, Hendrik Hauttekeete, was a long jumper and sprinter, while his mother Melanie Moreels, a 6-times Belgian champion, was a specialist of the 400m hurdles and the heptathlon.
At the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, he won the silver medal in the decathlon, behind Sander Skotheim.
In February 2021, he broke the world record in his age group (the under-20) for the heptathlon, becoming the first to break the 6000 points barrier.
In 2021, he won the European Athletics U20 Championships, breaking his own Belgian record for his age group with 8150 points, which was also the best performance by an under-20 athlete that year, and the 4th-best ever.
In February 2022, Hauttekeete won the Belgian Indoor Championships in the heptathlon with a total of 5680 points.
At the 2024 European Athletics Championships, he finished 8th in the decathlon with 8156 points, a new personal best.
Hauttekeette broke the Belgian U23 record and became the third best Belgian overall in the decathlon when he set a new personal record of 8268 points at the Décastar meeting in France in September 2024.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- As of 16 September 2024
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | 8,286 points | Talence, France | 15 September 2024 |
| 100 metres | 10.82 | Herve, Belgium | 18 September 2021 |
| Long jump | 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in) | Ghent, Belgium | 5 March 2023 |
| Shot put | 15.16 m (49 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Ghent, Belgium | 6 February 2021 |
| High jump | 2.12 m (6 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Aubière, France | 28 January 2023 |
| 400 metres | 48.25 | Talence, France | 14 September 2024 |
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.99 | Paris, France | 7 July 2024 |
| Discus throw | 43.74 m (143 ft 6 in) | Ninove, Belgium | 4 September 2024 |
| Pole vault | 5.01 m (16 ft 5 in) | Aubière, France | 29 January 2023 |
| Javelin throw | 59.12 m (193 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Talence, France | 15 September 2024 |
| 1500 metres | 4:28.85 | Rome, Italy | 11 June 2024 |
Notes
- "Meerkamper Hauttekeete: "Plots had ik wereldrecord beet, dat kan toch niet?"". Sporza. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Jente Hauttekeete médaille d'argent du décathlon aux EYOF". RTBF. Belga. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Jente Hauttekeete (18) na wereldrecord: "Totaal onverwacht"". Sporza. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Jente Hauttekeete pakt met Belgisch U20-record EK-goud op tienkamp". Sporza. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- "Twee toptalenten op podium BK meerkamp bij mannen, Maudens viert bij vrouwen". Sporza (in Dutch). 13 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "EK atletiek: Carmoy valt net naast podium in het hoogspringen, Hauttekeete wordt knap 8e in de tienkamp" (in Dutch). Sporza. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- "Jente Hauttekeete verbetert Belgisch record tienkamp bij de beloften" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- "Jente HAUTTEKEETE". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 September 2024.