Lukas MacDonald
New Zealand
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STNZL11008200101 | |
| NOC | New Zealand | |
| Born | 10 Aug 2001
in Santa Rosa, CA  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Higher education | Biomedical Science - University of Auckland: New Zealand | |
| Languages | English | |
| Residence | Auckland, NZL |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 41.230 | 11 Nov 2022 | Salt Lake City, UT |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | He took part in ice hockey and figure skating in Canada before switching to short track. He initially used the sport as cross-training for ice hockey. "I switched from hockey to speed skating in the eighth grade." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Japanese short track skater Keita Watanabe. (cg2019.gems.pro, 01 Jan 2020) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began speed skating in grade eight of school in Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Other information | CANADA TO NEW ZEALAND He competed in Canada at age group level, and represented British Columbia at the 2019 Canada Winter Games as well as the Vancouver Velocity Speed Skating Club. (cg2019.gems.pro, 01 Jan 2020; speedskatingbc.ca, 01 Jun 2019) |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/lukasmacdonald |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Hauraki Ice Racing Club: Auckland, NZL |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Lucky (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 1000m | 32 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 1500m | 32 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 500m | 40 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 1500m | 45 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 500m | 46 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Championships | 1000m | 49 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 500m | 22 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 23 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 29 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 1000m | 38 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1000m | 38 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 40 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 500m | 41 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 1500m | 41 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 1000m | 44 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 1500m | 52 | |||