Jente Hauttekeete
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.[1]
At the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, he won the silver medal in the decathlon, behind Sander Skotheim.[2]
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.[3][4]
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.[4]
In February 2022, Hauttekeete won the Belgian Indoor Championships in the heptathlon with a total of 5680 points.[5]
At the 2024 European Athletics Championships, he finished 8th in the decathlon with 8156 points, a new personal best.[6]
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.[7]
Personal bests
Outdoor
- As of 21 September 2025
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | N/a | Talence | 14–15 September 2024 | 8,268 points |
| 100 metres | 10.61 (+1.0 m/s) | Götzis | 31 May 2025 | 901 points |
| Long jump | 7.53 m (24 ft 8+1⁄4 in) (+0.6 m/s) | Götzis | 31 May 2025 | 942 points |
| Shot put | 15.18 m (49 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Talence | 5 July 2025 | 801 points |
| High jump | 2.12 m (6 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Espoo | 15 July 2023 | 915 points |
| 400 metres | 48.25 | Talence | 14 September 2024 | 897 points |
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.79 (−1.1 m/s) | Brussels | 3 August 2025 | 1,002 points |
| Discus throw | 45.75 m (150 ft 1 in) | Oordegem | 27 April 2025 | 782 points |
| Pole vault | 5.20 m (17 ft 1⁄2 in) | Leuven | 16 August 2025 | 972 points |
| Javelin throw | 59.12 m (193 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Talence | 15 September 2024 | 725 points |
| 1500 metres | 4:27.91 | Tokyo | 21 September 2025 | 758 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 8,743 points | |||
Indoor
- As of 21 September 2025
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon | N/a | Apeldoorn | 7–8 March 2025 | 6,259 points |
| 60 meters | 6.93 | Apeldoorn | 7 March 2025 | 907 points |
| Long jump | 7.33 m (24 ft 1⁄2 in) | Frankfurt | 13 February 2021 | 893 points |
| Shot put | 14.98 m (49 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Apeldoorn | 7 March 2025 | 788 points |
| High jump | 2.12 m (6 ft 11+1⁄4 in) | Aubiére | 28 January 2023 | 915 points |
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.95 | Apeldoorn | 8 March 2025 | 944 points |
| Pole vault | 5.10 m (16 ft 8+3⁄4 in) | Apeldoorn | 8 March 2025 | 941 points |
| 1000 meters | 2:39.82 | Apeldoorn | 8 March 2025 | 875 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 6,313 points | |||
External links
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.
- ^ a b "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.