Luke van Ratingen

Luke van Ratingen
Personal information
Born (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 45.21 s (Adelaide, 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  AUS
Oceania Championships
2024 Suva 400 m
World Relays
2025 Guangzhou Mixed 4 × 400 m relay

Luke van Ratingen (born 12 October 2001) is an Australian sprinter. He was a gold medalist over 400 metres at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships.[1]

Biography

Van Ratingen was second to Fred Kerley over 400 metres at the Sydney Classic in March 2023.[2] He ran 45.88 seconds to win the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane in.[3]

Van Ratingen ran as part of the Australian 4 × 400 m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[4] He was a gold medalist over 400 metres at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji in June 2024.[5] He equalled his personal best in June 2024 but missed the 2024 Olympic Games through an injury which took eight months of rehabilitation to recover from.[6]

Van Ratingen was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025.[7] On the first day he ran as part of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay.[8] On the second day, he ran as part of the Australian Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay team which finished second overall in 3:12.20.[9][10]

Van Ratingen was selected for the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[11][12]

In March 2026, he won the 400 m in a personal best 45.21 seconds at the Adelaide Invitational.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Luke van Ratingen". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Fred Kerley wins 400m in dominating fashion at Sydney Track Classic 2023". Olympics.com. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  4. ^ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Little dominates javelin as championship records tumble at Oceania Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  6. ^ "NSW Open and Little Athletics Championships - REVIEW". nswathletics.org. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ^ "A HISTORIC FIRST AS AUSTRALIA GETS SET TO CONTEST ALL SIX EVENTS AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  8. ^ "AUSTRALIAN MIXED 4X400M RELAY TEAM PUNCH TICKETS TO TOKYO WITH OCEANIA RECORD". Athletics.com. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  9. ^ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Mixed 4x400m silver caps successful world relay championships for Australia". The Guardian. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  11. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 Sep 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  12. ^ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  13. ^ "HOMETOWN HERO MURPHY SALUTES WHILE WILLIAMS FIRES AT ADELAIDE INVITATIONAL". Athletics.com.au. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.