Josanne Lucas

Medal record
Competitor for  Trinidad and Tobago
Women's athletics
World Championships
Bronze 2009 Berlin 400 m hurdles

Josanne Lucas (born 14 April 1984) is a track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.

Born in Scarborough, Tobago, Lucas' first success was a win at the national championships in the 400 metres in 2005, but she focused on hurdling instead. She competed at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in the 400 m hurdles but failed to progress beyond the heats. Lucas represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics but again did not pass the heats.[1]

She set a new national record of 55.24 seconds in Belém at the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet in May 2009.[2]

She won the bronze in the 400m hurdles at the World Championships for Athletics in Berlin, Germany in 2009. [3]

Personal bests

Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
55 metres hurdles 7.64 Gainesville, Florida, United States 25 February 2006
60 metres hurdles 8.20 Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States 10 March 2006
100 metres hurdles 12.99 Tallahassee, Florida, United States 9 May 2009
400 metres hurdles 53.20 NR Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009

References

  1. ^ a b Lucas, Josanne biography. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
  2. ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-05-25). Belém spectacular produces five world season leads – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
  3. ^ ttgapers.com. Tobagonian Josanne Lucas claims 400m hurdles bronze.

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