# Josanne Lucas

Josanne Lucille Lucas (born 14 May 1984) is a track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.
Born in Carnbee, Trinidad and 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.
She set a new national record of 55.24 seconds in Belém at the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet in May 2009.
She won the bronze in the 400m hurdles at the World Championships for Athletics in Berlin, Germany in 2009.
She studied at Auburn University under coach Henry Rolle with Biomedical Sciences as her major. She became a teacher at Fort Collins High School, and on August 24, 2019, she became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

## Personal bests

| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
| Outdoor ||||
| 200 meters | 23.65 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Auburn, Alabama, United States | 4 April 2009 |
| 400 meters | 53.49 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 25 June 2005 |
| 100 metres hurdles | 12.99 (wind: +2.0 m/s) | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | 9 May 2009 |
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.20 NR | Berlin, Germany | 20 August 2009 |
| Indoor ||||
| 55 metres hurdles | 7.64 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | 25 February 2006 |
| 60 metres hurdles | 8.20 | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | 10 March 2006 |
* All information taken from IAAF profile.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Trinidad and Tobago ||||||
| 2000 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | St. George's, Grenada | 4th | 100m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 14.79 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 2000 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | St. George's, Grenada | 9th | Long jump | 5.12m (wind: NWI) |
| 2000 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4th | 100m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 14.73 (wind: NWI) |
| 2000 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 300m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 45.34 |
| 2000 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 7th | Long jump | 5.52m (wind: NWI) |
| 2000 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 47.91 |
| 2002 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Nassau, Bahamas | — | 400m | DNF |
| 2003 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd | 400m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 58.55 |
| 2003 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.08 |
| 2003 | Pan American Junior Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | 400m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 58.43 |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 6th | 400m hurdles | 59.37 |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.42 |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 57.63 |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 3:35.55 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 28th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 58.99 |
| 2006 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 100m hurdles | 13.26 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
| 2006 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 1st | 400m hurdles | 55.99 |
| 2006 | NACAC Under-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:44.23 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 55.60 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:50.89 |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 6th | 100m hurdles | 13.46 A (wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | 400m hurdles | 56.55 A |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 23rd (h) | 400m hurdles | 57.76 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 53.20 |
| 2009 | World Athletics Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 54.31 |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | 400m hurdles | 58.27 |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.84 |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th | 100m hurdles | 13.41 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | — | 400m hurdles | DQ |
| 2014 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 4th | 100m hurdles | 13.62 A (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 14th (h) | 400m hurdles | 60.30 |
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 12th (h) | 400m hurdles | 58.69 |