Ricky Babineaux (born December 14, 1990) is an American male former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 400-meter dash, in which he has a personal record of 46.16 seconds.

He was a gold medallist in the 4 × 400-meter relay at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, running for the United States in the heats to top the qualifiers with a time of 3:04.36 minutes alongside Clayton Parros, Kind Butler III, and Calvin Smith Jr.[1] From Breaux Bridge, Louisiana,[2] Babineaux attended Breaux Bridge High School and took up track and field while there, excelling in sprinting and triple jump.

[3] He went on to study at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi, where he placed third in the 400 m at the NJCAA Championships and was top three in both relays in 2011.

[6] He made his national debut at the 2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, where he finished seventh in the 400 m final.

He trained under multiple Olympic champion Carl Lewis at the University of Houston and relied on the general public to fund his appearance at the national trials.