Grace Claxton

Personal information
Full name	Grace Juliette Claxton Joseph
Born	(1993-08-19) August 19, 1993 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Education	University of Albany[1]
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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Puerto Rico
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	13th (h)	400 m	54.76
			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
			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
	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
	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
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.65
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	6th	400 m hurdles	56.04
			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

¹Out of competition performance

Personal bests

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