Grace Claxton

PURWomen

Birth dateAug 19, 1993

BirthplaceSan Juan, United States

Height1.58 m

Weight-

Grace Juliette Claxton Joseph (born August 19, 1993) is a Puerto Rican hurdler and sprinter who competes for Albany Great Danes.

Key facts

400 m hurdles

55.14

#270 all-time

400 Metres Short Track

52.64

2026 season best

55.14

Jun 27, 2026 · Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium, Medellín (COL)

2026 season best

Last competition

Felix Sanchez Classic, Pista de Atletismo Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo

Aug 22, 2026 · 55.18

Felix Sanchez Classic, Pista de Atletismo Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo

Record

National record · 4 × 400 m 3:30.80

National record

Age

33 years old

As of Sep 24, 2026: 400 m hurdles 55.14 (#270 all-time), 400 Metres Short Track 52.64, 2026 season best 55.14 (Jun 27, 2026, Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium, Medellín (COL)) · Last competition: Felix Sanchez Classic, Pista de Atletismo Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo, Aug 22, 2026, 55.18 · National record (4 × 400 m) · 33 years old

Personal bests

11.82

23.68*

52.64

2:10.15

15.10

55.14

4x100m

45.80

4x400m

3:30.80

60mH

8.36

800m-short-track

2:12.40

4x400Metre

3:41.11

60m

7.72

400m-short-track

52.64

200m-short-track

24.21

300m

37.64

300m-short-track

37.64

500Metres

1:13.80

500m-short-track

1:13.80

600m

1:29.58

600m-short-track

1:29.58

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	100mH	15.10	-1.9	Jan 31, 2026	-	SKNA Classic 6
2026	200m	24.40	+0.2	Jan 11, 2026	↑	SKNA Classic 4
2026	400m	53.74	-	Apr 4, 2026	↑	Pepsi Florida Relays
2026	400mH	55.14	-	Jun 27, 2026	↑	Pan American Athletics Championships
2026	4x400m	3:30.80	-	May 31, 2026	↑	Ibero American Athletics Championships
2025	200m-short-track	24.69	-	Feb 8, 2025	↓	Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational
2025	200m	24.69	-	Feb 8, 2025	↑	Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational
2025	300m	38.30	-	Feb 15, 2025	↓	Puerto Rican Similar Events Championships
2025	400m	53.32	-	Apr 5, 2025	↑	Pepsi Florida Relays, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development
2025	400m-short-track	54.74	-	Feb 8, 2025	↓	Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational
2025	400mH	55.67	-	Aug 16, 2025	↑	NACAC Championships
2024	60mH	8.60	-	Jan 20, 2024	↑	Boston University Battle in Beantown
2024	300m	38.66	-	Feb 10, 2024	↓	Puerto Rican Similar Events Championships
2024	400m-short-track	54.31	-	Jan 27, 2024	↓	Dr. Sander Invitational
2024	400m	54.31	-	Jan 27, 2024	↑	Dr. Sander Invitational
2024	400mH	55.41	-	May 11, 2024	↑	Ibero American Athletics Championships, Pista de Atletismo da Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiaba
2023	400m	57.57	-	Nov 12, 2023	↑	SKN Athletics Sprint & Hurdles Classic
2022	60mH	8.36	-	Jan 21, 2022	↑	Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2022	60m	8.51	-	Jan 21, 2022	↓	Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2022	200m-short-track	24.39	-	Jan 15, 2022	↓	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2022	200m	24.39	-	Jan 15, 2022	↑	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2022	400m	53.94	-	Mar 19, 2022	↑	16th Annual Spring Break Classic, Carolina
2022	400m-short-track	53.97	-	Jan 21, 2022	↓	Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2022	400mH	55.25	-	Jun 18, 2022	↑	Meeting Madrid
2021	300m	38.51	-	Feb 6, 2021	↓	Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i)
2021	300m-short-track	38.51	-	Feb 6, 2021	↓	Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i)
2021	400m	53.20	-	Jul 25, 2021	↑	Cougar Athletic Stadium, Azusa, CA (USA)
2021	400m-short-track	54.01	-	Feb 6, 2021	↓	Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach, VA (USA) (i)
2021	400mH	56.26	-	Jul 18, 2021	↑	Trabuco Hills HS, Mission Viejo, CA (USA)
2021	600m	1:29.58	-	Jan 31, 2021	-	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2021	600m-short-track	1:29.58	-	Jan 31, 2021	-	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2021	800m	2:12.40	-	Jan 31, 2021	↑	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2021	800m-short-track	2:12.40	-	Jan 31, 2021	-	CrossPlex Athletic Facility, Birmingham, AL (USA) (i)
2020	60m	7.77	-	Jan 31, 2020	↓	Harvard-Gordon Track and Tennis Center, Cambridge, MA (USA) (i)
2020	200m	24.27	-	Feb 7, 2020	↑	Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2020	200m-short-track	24.27	-	Feb 7, 2020	↓	Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) (i)
2020	300m	38.00	-	Jul 5, 2020	↓	Santa Fe High School Track, Alachua, FL (USA)
2020	400m-short-track	53.34	-	Feb 28, 2020	↓	Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2020	400m	53.34	-	Feb 28, 2020	↑	Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2019	60m	7.73	-	Feb 1, 2019	↓	Cambridge, MA (USA) (i)
2019	200m	23.88	+1.8	Mar 16, 2019	↑	Spring Break Classic, Gurabo
2019	200m-short-track	24.52	-	Jan 12, 2019	↓	NY (USA) (i)
2019	300m-short-track	38.49	-	Jan 26, 2019	↓	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2019	300m	38.49	-	Jan 26, 2019	↓	New York, NY (USA) (i)
2019	400m	53.12	-	Jul 10, 2019	↑	Phoenix, AZ (USA)
2019	400m-short-track	53.40	-	Feb 24, 2019	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2019	400mH	56.04	-	Aug 8, 2019	↑	Pan American Games
2019	800m	2:10.15	-	Apr 13, 2019	↑	Storrs, CT (USA)
2019	4x400m	3:32.03	-	Aug 10, 2019	↑	Pan American Games
2018	60m	7.72	-	Dec 8, 2018	↓	College Station, TX (USA) (i)
2018	200m-short-track	24.21=	-	Mar 3, 2018	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2018	200m	24.21	-	Mar 3, 2018	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2018	400m-short-track	53.63	-	Feb 9, 2018	↓	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2018	400m	53.63	-	Feb 9, 2018	↑	Fayetteville, AR (USA) (i)
2018	400mH	56.30	-	Mar 29, 2018	↑	Gainesville Florida Relays, Gainesville, FL - Open Event
2018	800m	2:14.33	-	Jun 30, 2018	↑	Leonora Stadium, Leonora (GUY)
2018	4x400m	3:33.65	-	Aug 2, 2018	↑	Barranquilla CAC Games
2017	60mH	8.82	-	Jan 27, 2017	↑	NY (USA) (i)
2017	200m-short-track	24.21	-	Jan 27, 2017	↓	NY (USA) (i)
2017	200m	24.21	-	Jan 27, 2017	↑	NY (USA) (i)
2017	300m-short-track	37.64	-	Dec 2, 2017	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2017	300m	37.64	-	Dec 2, 2017	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2017	400m-short-track	52.64	-	Feb 26, 2017	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2017	400m	52.64	-	Feb 26, 2017	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2017	400mH	56.10	-	Jun 22, 2017	↑	Kingston (JAM)
2017	4x400Metre	3:44.98	-	Jan 27, 2017	↓	NY (USA) (i)
2016	60mH	8.80	-	Dec 3, 2016	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2016	200m	23.68	+4.1	May 8, 2016	↑	Burlington, VT (USA)
2016	200m-short-track	24.71	-	Feb 6, 2016	↓	NY (USA) (i)
2016	300m	37.93	-	Dec 3, 2016	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2016	300m-short-track	37.93	-	Dec 3, 2016	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2016	4x100m	45.80	-	Apr 29, 2016	↑	Philadelphia, PA (USA)
2016	400m	52.81	-	May 4, 2016	↑	Jacksonville, FL (USA)
2016	400m-short-track	52.89	-	Mar 6, 2016	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2016	400mH	55.85	-	Aug 16, 2016	↑	The XXXI Olympic Games
2016	500Metres	1:13.80	-	Jan 23, 2016	↑	Ithaca, NY (USA) (i)
2016	500m-short-track	1:13.80	-	Jan 23, 2016	↑	Ithaca, NY (USA) (i)
2016	800m	2:14.66	-	Apr 12, 2016	↑	Burlington, VT (USA)
2016	4x400Metre	3:41.98	-	Mar 6, 2016	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2016	4x400m	3:45.23	-	Apr 16, 2016	↑	Storrs, CT (USA)
2015	200m	24.29	+0.7	Mar 21, 2015	↑	Carolina (PUR)
2015	200m-short-track	24.60	-	Feb 13, 2015	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2015	4x100m	45.86	-	May 16, 2015	↑	Princeton, NJ (USA)
2015	400m	53.07	-	May 17, 2015	↑	Princeton, NJ (USA)
2015	400m-short-track	53.49	-	Mar 7, 2015	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2015	400mH	58.51	-	May 3, 2015	↑	Albany, NY (USA)
2015	500m-short-track	1:14.22	-	Jan 24, 2015	↑	Ithaca, NY (USA) (i)
2015	500Metres	1:14.22	-	Jan 24, 2015	↑	Ithaca, NY (USA) (i)
2015	4x400m	3:32.04	-	Jul 24, 2015	↑	CIBC, Toronto (CAN)
2015	4x400Metre	3:41.11	-	Mar 8, 2015	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
2014	100m	11.82	-1.1	Apr 12, 2014	-	Ponce (PUR)
2014	200m	24.08	-0.1	Apr 12, 2014	↑	Ponce (PUR)
2014	4x100m	46.23	-	Jun 7, 2014	↑	Mayagüez (PUR)
2014	400m	53.10	-	Apr 12, 2014	↑	Ponce (PUR)
2013	200m	24.38	-0.6	May 18, 2013	↑	Ponce (PUR)
2013	4x100m	46.10	-	Apr 20, 2013	↑	Ponce (PUR)
2013	400m	53.64	-	Apr 20, 2013	↑	Ponce (PUR)
2013	4x400m	3:38.13	-	Jul 7, 2013	↑	Morelia (MEX)
2012	200m	25.04	+1.5	Apr 7, 2012	↑	Mayagüez (PUR)
2012	400m	54.42	-	Jul 12, 2012	↑	IAAF World Junior Championships, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
2011	200m	25.19	-0.2	Jun 3, 2011	↑	Carolina (PUR)
2011	400m	54.76	-	Jul 15, 2011	↑	Mayagüez (PUR)
2011	4x400m	3:39.37	-	Jul 17, 2011	↑	Mayagüez (PUR)
2010	200m	25.25	+0.8	Jun 5, 2010	↑	Carolina (PUR)
2010	4x100m	47.10	-	Jul 3, 2010	↑	Santo Domingo (DOM)
2010	400m	56.33	-	Jul 2, 2010	↑	Santo Domingo (DOM)
2010	4x400m	3:53.06	-	Jul 4, 2010	↑	Santo Domingo (DOM)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	55.18	-	Aug 22	Felix Sanchez Classic, Pista de Atletismo Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo
400mH	55.15	-	Jul 12	Edmonton Athletics Invitational
400mH	56.67	-	Jun 27	Pan American Athletics Championships
400mH	55.14	-	Jun 27	Pan American Athletics Championships
400mH	56.67	-	Jun 26	Pan American Athletics Championships
400mH	55.14	-	Jun 26	Pan American Athletics Championships
400mH	56.29	-	Jun 14	Puerto Rican Championships
4x400m	3:30.80	-	May 31	Ibero American Athletics Championships
400mH	55.74	-	May 30	Ibero American Athletics Championships
400mH	55.74	-	May 29	Ibero American Athletics Championships
400m	56.97	-	May 17	SKN Athletics Club Championship, Kim Collins Athletic Stadium, Basseterre
400mH	56.04	-	Apr 25	116th Drake Relays
400m	54.39	-	Apr 11	Third Qualifying Round Lai, Estadio Jose A. Figueroa Freyre, Mayagüez
400m	53.74	-	Apr 4	Pepsi Florida Relays
400mH	56.07	-	Apr 4	Pepsi Florida Relays
400m	53.76	-	Mar 14	20th Carolina Spring Break Camp/Classic
400mH	56.52	-	Mar 14	20th Carolina Spring Break Camp/Classic
400mH	57.84	-	Feb 28	SKNA Classic 7
400mH	57.76	-	Jan 31	SKNA Classic 6
100mH	15.10	-1.9	Jan 31	SKNA Classic 6
400m	54.83	-	Jan 18	SKNA Classic 5
400m	55.38	-	Jan 11	SKNA Classic 4
200m	24.40	+0.2	Jan 11	SKNA Classic 4

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	56.14	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
400mH	55.67	-	Aug 17	NACAC Championships
400mH	56.45	-	Aug 17	NACAC Championships
400mH	55.67	-	Aug 16	NACAC Championships
400mH	56.45	-	Aug 15	NACAC Championships
400mH	57.12	-	Aug 6	La Classique d'athlétisme de Montréal
400mH	57.42	-	Jul 27	Barbados Championships, Usain Bolt Complex, Bridgetown
400mH	55.96	-	Jul 19	Night of Athletics, Stadion De Veen, Heusden-Zolder
400mH	56.95	-	Jul 12	Puerto Rican Championships
400m	54.01	-	Jul 12	Puerto Rican Championships
400mH	56.95	-	Jul 11	Puerto Rican Championships
400m	55.50	-	Jun 28	Circuito 3 FAPUR - Road to National, Pista Francisco Dumeng, Isabela
400mH	57.86	-	Jun 28	Circuito 3 FAPUR - Road to National, Pista Francisco Dumeng, Isabela
400mH	56.48	-	May 3	LSU Invitational, LSU Bernie Moore Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
400mH	56.51	-	Apr 26	115th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA
400m	53.32	-	Apr 5	Pepsi Florida Relays, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development
400mH	55.94	-	Apr 4	Pepsi Florida Relays, Percy Beard Track, Gainesville, FL - Olympic Development
400mH	56.02	-	Mar 29	Felix Sanchez Classic
400m	53.36	-	Mar 15	19th Spring Break Classic, Pista Basilio Rodriguez, Carolina
400mH	57.11	-	Mar 15	19th Spring Break Classic, Pista Basilio Rodriguez, Carolina
300m	38.30	-	Feb 15	Puerto Rican Similar Events Championships
400m-short-track	54.74	-	Feb 8	Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational
200m-short-track	24.69	-	Feb 8	Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400mH	55.94	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	56.29	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	55.94	-	Aug 5	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
400mH	56.29	-	Aug 4	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Grace Claxton's 400 m hurdles personal best?

Grace Claxton's 400 m hurdles personal best is 55.14, set on Jun 27, 2026 in Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium, Medellín (COL), #270 on the all-time list.

Which events does Grace Claxton compete in?

Grace Claxton competes in the 400 m hurdles and 400 Metres Short Track.

How did Grace Claxton perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 55.14, set on Jun 27, 2026 in Alfonso Galvis Duque Stadium, Medellín (COL). Last competition: Felix Sanchez Classic, Pista de Atletismo Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo on Aug 22, 2026, 55.18.

Grace Claxton

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

Honours

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