Grace Claxton

Grace Claxton
Personal information
Full name	Grace Juliette Claxton Joseph
Born	August 19, 1993 (age 30); San Juan, Puerto Rico
Education	University of Albany
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Country	Puerto Rico
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres hurdles
College team	Albany Great Danes
Coached by	Roberto Vives
	Updated on August 16, 2016.

Grace Juliette Claxton Joseph (born August 19, 1993) is a Puerto Rican hurdler and sprinter who competes for Albany Great Danes.^[2] She represented Puerto Rico at the 2016 World Indoor Championships.

Competition record[edit]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Puerto Rico
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	13th (h)	400 m	54.76
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:39.37
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	16th (sf)	400 m	54.42
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	9th (h)	400 m	53.98
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:38.13
2014	NACAC U23 Championships	Kamloops, Canada	4th	400 m	53.55
2015	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	1st¹	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.71
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	6th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.16
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	11th (sf)	400 m	53.67
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.85
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	16th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.40
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	27th (h)	400 m	53.92
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	8th	400 m hurdles	56.77
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.65
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	6th	400 m hurdles	56.04
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:32.03
2022	Ibero-American Championships	La Nucía, Spain	3rd	400 m hurdles	55.66
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	26th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.40
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	4th	400 m hurdles	56.37
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	20th (h)	400 m	54.62

¹Out of competition performance

Personal bests[edit]

Outdoor

200 metres – 24.38 (-0.6 m/s, Ponce 2013)
400 metres – 53.42 (Ponce 2014)
400 metres hurdles – 55.85 (Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Indoor

400 metres – 52.89 (Boston 2016)

References[edit]

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[1] College team bio

[2] Grace Claxton at World Athletics

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