Let X-1,X-n <= X-2,X-n <= ...<= X-n,X-n be the order statistics obtained from a sample from a continuous distribution and Z(i,j,n) = X-j,X-n/X-i,X-n be the ratio of order statistics. In this paper, asymptotic properties of Z(i,j,n) are discussed. Specifically, we make use of the theory of regular variation to derive weak and strong limit results for Z(i,j,n). (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.