Luke Traynor

{{short description|British long-distance runner}}

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Luke Traynor (born 6 July 1993) is a British former long-distance runner.

In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain.{{Cite web|title=Men's Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6023/AT-HMAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109183644/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6023/AT-HMAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf|archive-date=9 January 2020|access-date=28 June 2020|website=2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships}} He finished in 38th place. In the same year, he also competed at the 2018 European 10,000m Cup.

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.{{Cite web|title=Senior men's race|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1530503012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706223921/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=-1530503012|archive-date=6 July 2020|access-date=27 June 2020|website=2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships}} He finished in 107th place.

In June 2020, Traynor was issued with a two-year ban backdated to May 2019 for an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for cocaine.{{Cite news |last=Brain |first=Ellie |date=24 June 2020|title=GB runner Luke Traynor banned for cocaine use|work=Runner's World|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a28516126/luke-traynor-facing-ban/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710131401/https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a28516126/luke-traynor-facing-ban/|archive-date=10 July 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/53144469 |title=Luke Traynor banned for cocaine use |work=BBC News |date=23 June 2020}}