{{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = lightblue | name = Josanne Lucas | image = | caption = | nationality = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|05|14}} | birth_place = Carnbee, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.62|m|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|56|kg|abbr=on}} | country = {{TTO}} | sport = Athletics | event = Hurdling | retired = | pb = | show-medals = | updated = 3 January 2015 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{TRI}}}} {{MedalSport | Women's athletics}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze |2009 Berlin|400 m hurdles}} {{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U17)}} {{MedalSilver |2000 San Juan | 300 m hurdles}} {{MedalSilver |2000 San Juan | 4x100 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games <br /> Junior (U20)}} {{MedalSilver |2003 Port of Spain | 4x400 m relay}} {{MedalBronze |2003 Port of Spain | 400 m hurdles}} }} '''Josanne Lucille Lucas''' (born 14 May 1984) is a Trinidad and Tobago track and field athlete 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.<ref name=IAAF/>
She set a new national record of 55.24 seconds in Belém at the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet in May 2009.<ref>Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-05-25). [http://www.iaaf.org/GP09/news/kind=100/newsid=50699.html Belém spectacular produces five world season leads – IAAF World Athletics Tour]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.</ref>
She won the bronze in the 400m hurdles at the World Championships for Athletics in Berlin, Germany in 2009.<ref>ttgapers.com. [http://www.ttgapers.com/News/2009/8/21/tobagonian-josanne-lucas-claims-400m-hurdles-bronze/ Tobagonian Josanne Lucas claims 400m hurdles bronze] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826152736/http://www.ttgapers.com/News/2009/8/21/tobagonian-josanne-lucas-claims-400m-hurdles-bronze |date=2009-08-26 }}.</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://northfortynews.com/teacher-track-and-field-coach-and-olympic-athlete-took-her-first-pledge-of-allegiance/ |title=Teacher, track and field coach and Olympic Athlete took her first Pledge of Allegiance |website=northfortynews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915130616/https://northfortynews.com/teacher-track-and-field-coach-and-olympic-athlete-took-her-first-pledge-of-allegiance/ |archive-date=2019-09-15}}</ref>
==Personal bests== {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" !Event !Time (seconds) !Venue !Date |- !colspan="4"|Outdoor |- |200 meters |23.65 <small>(wind: +0.1 m/s)</small> |Auburn, United States |4 April 2009 |- |400 meters |53.49 |Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |25 June 2005 |- |100 metres hurdles |12.99 <small>(wind: +2.0 m/s)</small> |Tallahassee, United States |9 May 2009 |- |400 metres hurdles |53.20 '''NR''' |Berlin, Germany |20 August 2009 |- !colspan="4"|Indoor |- |55 metres hurdles |7.64 |Gainesville, United States |25 February 2006 |- |60 metres hurdles |8.20 |Fayetteville, United States |10 March 2006 |}
*<small>All information taken from IAAF profile.</small><ref name=IAAF>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=195313/index.html Lucas, Josanne biography] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120803014216/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=195313/index.html |date=2012-08-03 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.</ref>
==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{TTO}} |- |rowspan=6|2000 |rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U17) |rowspan=2|St. George's, Grenada |4th |100m hurdles (76.2 cm) |14.79 <small>(wind: +0.3 m/s)</small> |- |9th |Long jump |5.12m <small>(wind: NWI)</small> |- |rowspan=4|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) |rowspan=4|San Juan, Puerto Rico |4th |100m hurdles (76.2 cm) |14.73 <small>(wind: NWI)</small> |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |300m hurdles (76.2 cm) |45.34 |- |7th |Long jump |5.52m <small>(wind: NWI)</small> |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m relay |47.91 |- |2002 |CARIFTA Games (U17) |Nassau, Bahamas | — |400m |DNF |- |rowspan=5|2003 |rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=2|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |400m hurdles (76.2 cm) |58.55 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m relay |3:40.08 |- |Pan American Junior Championships |Bridgetown, Barbados |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400m hurdles (76.2 cm) |58.43 |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|St. George's, Grenada |6th |400m hurdles |59.37 |- |4th |4 × 100 m relay |44.42 |- |rowspan=3|2005 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Nassau, Bahamas |4th |400 m hurdles |57.63 |- |4th |4 × 100 m relay |3:35.55 |- |World Championships |Helsinki, Finland |28th (h) |400 m hurdles |58.99 |- |rowspan=5|2006 |rowspan=3|NACAC Under-23 Championships |rowspan=3|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100m hurdles |13.26 <small>(wind: +0.4 m/s)</small> |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400m hurdles |55.99 |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |3:44.23 |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games |rowspan=2|Cartagena, Colombia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400m hurdles |55.60 |- |6th |4 × 400 m relay |3:50.89 |- |rowspan=3|2008 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Cali, Colombia |6th |100m hurdles |13.46 '''A''' <small>(wind: +1.4 m/s)</small> |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |400m hurdles |56.55 '''A''' |- |Olympic Games |Beijing, China |23rd (h) |400m hurdles |57.76 |- |rowspan=2|2009 |World Championships |Berlin, Germany |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |400m hurdles |53.20 |- |World Athletics Final |Thessaloniki, Greece |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |400m hurdles |54.31 |- |rowspan=2|2011 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |5th |400m hurdles |58.27 |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |3:34.84 |- |rowspan=3|2014 |rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Glasgow, United Kingdom |7th |100m hurdles |13.41 <small>(wind: -0.1 m/s)</small> |- | — |400m hurdles |DQ |- |Central American and Caribbean Games |Xalapa, Mexico |4th |100m hurdles |13.62 '''A''' <small>(wind: -0.8 m/s)</small> |- |rowspan=2|2015 |Pan American Games |Toronto, Canada |14th (h) |400m hurdles |60.30 |- |NACAC Championships |San José, Costa Rica |12th (h) |400m hurdles |58.69 |}
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==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/josanne-lucas-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062902/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/josanne-lucas-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Josanne Lucas}}
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