{{Short description|Australian sprinter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Luke van Ratingen | fullname = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|12|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | spouse = | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | pb = '''400 m:''' 45.03 s (Melbourne, 2026) | medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport | Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{flagu|AUS}}}} {{Medal|Competition|World Relays}} {{Medal|Silver|2025 Guangzhou|Mixed 4 × 400 m relay}} {{Medal|Bronze|2026 Gaborone|4×400 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Oceania Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2024 Suva|400 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2026 Darwin|400 m}} }} ''' 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/luke-van-ratingen-14859184 |title= Luke van Ratingen |website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 May 2025}}</ref>
==Biography== Van Ratingen was second to Fred Kerley over 400 metres at the Sydney Classic in March 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/fred-kerley-400m-win-sydney-track-classic-results |website=Olympics.com|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= Fred Kerley wins 400m in dominating fashion at Sydney Track Classic 2023|date=11 March 2023}}</ref> He ran 45.88 seconds to win the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7192568?eventId=10229631|website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= Australian Championships|date=30 March 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|accessdate=12 March 2024|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/bahamas24/results/men/4x400-metres-relay/final/startlist |title= 4X400 METRES RELAY|date=5 May 2024}}</ref> He was a gold medalist over 400 metres at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji in June 2024.<ref>{{cite web|date=7 June 2024|title= Little dominates javelin as championship records tumble at Oceania Championships|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/little-suva-2024-oceania-championships|website=World Athletics|accessdate=12 March 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nswathletics.org.au/news/nsw-open-and-little-athletics-championships-review|website=nswathletics.org|accessdate=11 May 2025|date= 24 March 2025 |title=NSW Open and Little Athletics Championships - REVIEW}}</ref>
Van Ratingen was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/a-historic-first-as-australia-gets-set-to-contest-all-six-events-at-world-athletics-relays/|website=Athletics.com|accessdate=10 May 2025|title= A HISTORIC FIRST AS AUSTRALIA GETS SET TO CONTEST ALL SIX EVENTS AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS}}</ref> On the first day he ran as part of the men's 4 × 400 metres relay.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australian-mixed-4x400m-relay-team-punch-tickets-to-tokyo-with-oceania-record/|website=Athletics.com|accessdate=11 May 2025|title= AUSTRALIAN MIXED 4X400M RELAY TEAM PUNCH TICKETS TO TOKYO WITH OCEANIA RECORD|date=10 May 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7203345?eventId=10229988|website=World Athletics|title= World Athletics Relays|date=11 May 2025|accessdate=11 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/12/australia-mixed-4x400m-silver-world-athletics-relay-championships |website=The Guardian|accessdate=12 May 2025|title= Mixed 4x400m silver caps successful world relay championships for Australia|date=12 May 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 Sep 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229988 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=13 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/green-and-gold-to-shine-in-tokyo-with-largest-athletics-team-yet/ |title= GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET |website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=3 September 2025|date=3 September 2025}}</ref>
In March 2026, he won the 400 m in a personal best 45.21 seconds at the Adelaide Invitational.<ref>{{cite web|title= HOMETOWN HERO MURPHY SALUTES WHILE WILLIAMS FIRES AT ADELAIDE INVITATIONAL|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/hometown-hero-murphy-salutes-while-williams-fires-at-adelaide-invitational/|website=Athletics.com.au |date=15 March 2026|accessdate=17 March 2026}}</ref> That month, he lowered his best to 45.03 seconds at the Maurie Plant Meet.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://7news.com.au/sport/athletics/gout-gout-denied-by-aussie-rival-lachie-kennedy-again-in-slippery-200m-epic-at-maurie-plant-meet-c-22062403|title= Gout Gout denied by Aussie rival Lachie Kennedy again in slippery 200m epic at Maurie Plant Meet|website=7news| date=28 March 2026|access-date=28 March 2026}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|title= LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE AS KENNEDY SHINES AT MAURIE PLANT MEET – MELBOURNE|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/lightning-strikes-twice-as-kennedy-shines-at-maurie-plant-meet-melbourne/ |website=Athletics Australia| date=28 March 2026|access-date=28 March 2026}} </ref> On 11 April, he ran 45.25 seconds to finish runner-up to Reece Holder in the 400 m at the 2026 Australian Championships.<ref>{{cite web|title=SUB-10 AGAIN IN KENNEDY’S IN CROWNING MOMENT AT AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS |accessdate=11 April 2026|date=11 April 2026|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/sub-10-again-in-kennedy-in-crowning-moment-at-australian-athletics-championships/ |website=Athletics.com.au}}</ref> He was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-and-lewis-headline-australian-squads-for-world-athletics-relays/|website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=1 April 2026|title= KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS}}</ref> On the opening day he was part of the Australian men's 4 x 400 metres relay team alongside Matthew Hunt, Reece Holder, and Aidan Murphy who set a new Oceania record of 2:57.30 breaking the previous best that had stood since 1984.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/gaborone26/news/report/gaborone-26-report-4x400m-heats |title= World leads fall as 4x400m teams light up first round in Gaborone|date=2 May 2026 |access-date=2 May 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7216920?eventId=204595&gender=M |title=World Athletics Relays|date=2 May 2026 |access-date=2 May 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref> In the final, he ran time as the team ran 2:55.20 to break the Australian record they set in the preliminary round the previous day and move within a second of the world record.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Guardian|accessdate=4 May 2026|date=4 May 2026|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/04/australia-bronze-medal-4x400m-world-athletics-relays|title= Relay team grab bronze at worlds on another red letter day for Australian athletics|first=Jack|last=Snape}}</ref> Later that month, he won the bronze medal over 400 m at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships behind Murphy and Tom Reynolds in an Australian sweep of the medals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/murphy-brings-heat-to-darwin-to-climb-australian-all-time-list/ |title= MURPHY BRINGS HEAT TO DARWIN TO CLIMB AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST|date=19 May 2026 |access-date=19 May 2026| website=Australian Athletics}}</ref>
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