Luke Ockerby
{{Short description|Australian cyclist (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{BLP primary sources|date=February 2009}}
{{Infobox cyclist
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| fullname = Luke Ockerby
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|5|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
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| currentteam = Team Budget Forklifts
| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
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| amateuryears1 = 2010
| amateurteam1 = City of Burnie CC
| proyears1 = 2012–
| proteam1 = Team Budget Forklifts
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Luke 'Thomas' Ockerby (born 17 May 1992) is an Australian cyclist from Ulverstone, Tasmania. Ockerby has so far won four Australian Junior Championships and many regional and interstate wheel races including the 2008 Devonport men's Wheel Race,{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/31/2457002.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231151430/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/31/2457002.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2008|title=Local takes out Devonport Wheelrace|newspaper=ABC News|date=30 December 2008}}{{cite web | url=http://cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2495&Itemid=69 | title=Mountain Bike & General Biking Australia - Reviews, Buyer Guides, Tips }} 2009 Mersey Wheel Race and the prestigious Austral Wheel Race in 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.vic.cycling.org.au/?Page=41480|title=Cycling Victoria > Home|work=cycling.org.au}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2011/02/113th-austral-wheelrace-results/|title=113th Austral Wheelrace|author=CyclingTips|work=cyclingtipsblog.com}} and represented Australia at the 2009 Youth Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news.cfm?ArticleID=9850|title=Australian Olympic Committee: Cyclist of year joins AYOF team|work=olympics.com.au}} Ockerby currently rides with the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (T.I.S).{{cite web |url=http://www.tis.tas.gov.au/programs/sports/cycling/athletes#profile10740 |title=Tasmanian Institute of Sport - Cycling Scholarship Holders |website=www.tis.tas.gov.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915034459/http://www.tis.tas.gov.au/programs/sports/cycling/athletes |archive-date=2009-09-15}} Also Ockerby rides off the mark of scratch in wheel races, achieving the feat at the age of 17.
Early life
Ockerby was born in Launceston and lived a childhood of frequent relocations. Ockerby grew up in mainly north eastern and north western Tasmania including Launceston and Exeter. He currently resides in Ulverstone Tasmania with his family.
Personal life
Ockerby attended St Brendan-Shaw College in Devonport, Tasmania. In his spare time Ockerby enjoys playing golf and mountain bike riding. In 2006 Ockerby broke his back in a mountain biking accident and made a full recovery within a year.
2007
- Gold - National Junior Track Championships, Sprint{{cite web |url=http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/athlete/F9A3159E-D601-9A7E-422B06958101539E/displayPage3Col |title=AOC: Luke Ockerby |accessdate=2011-06-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225072103/http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/athlete/F9A3159E-D601-9A7E-422B06958101539E/displayPage3Col |archivedate=25 February 2011}}
- Bronze - National Jnr Track Championships, TS, TT, Scratch
2008
- Gold - Tasmanian Schoolboys Championship{{cite web|url=http://www.tas.cycling.org.au/?Page=17429&MenuID=Profiles%2F20019%2F0%2F|title=Cycling Tasmania > Home|work=cycling.org.au}}
- Gold - Tasmanian Road Championship
- Silver - Tasmanian Road TT Championship
- Bronze - Tasmanian Criterium Championship
- Silver - U17 National Track Championships, Scratch Race
- Bronze - U17 National Track Championships, TP, TT, IP
2009
- Gold - U17 National Track Championships, Sprint
2009
- Silver - U19 National Track Championships, Scratch Race, Omnium.{{cite web | url=http://www.cyclesportnews.com/aus/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2721&Itemid=106 | title=Mountain Bike & General Biking Australia - Reviews, Buyer Guides, Tips }}
2010
- Gold - U19 National Track Championships, Scratch Race{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/australian-track-national-championships-cn/day-3/photos/104314 |title=Australian Track National Championships 2010: Luke Ockerby (Tasmania) Nabs the Men's U19 Scratch Race, Photos | Cyclingnews.com |accessdate=2011-06-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008181846/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/australian-track-national-championships-cn/day-3/photos/104314 |archivedate=8 October 2012}}
2011
- Silver - Senior Track Championships, Omnium{{cite web|url=http://www.qld.cycling.org.au/?page=41029&format=|title=Cycling Queensland > Home|work=cycling.org.au}}{{cite web |url=http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?objectid=F9A3159E-D601-9A7E-422B06958101539E&type=aocAthlete&view=displayPage3Col |title=AOC: Luke Ockerby |accessdate=2009-04-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110702/http://ayof09.olympics.com.au/index.cfm?objectid=F9A3159E-D601-9A7E-422B06958101539E&type=aocAthlete&view=displayPage3Col |archivedate=6 July 2011}}