Ralf Bartels

Ralf Bartels
Bartels at the 2008 Odložil Memorial in Prague
Personal information
Born (1978-02-21) 21 February 1978
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight143 kg (315 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Helsinki Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Berlin Shot put
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Göteborg Shot put
Silver medal – second place 2010 Barcelona Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2002 München Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Doha Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Torino Shot put
Updated on 15 August 2012

Ralf Bartels (born 21 February 1978 in Stavenhagen, Germany, then German Democratic Republic) is a German shot putter. He became European Champion at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg, Sweden after beating Belarusian Andrei Mikhnevich with a final put of 21.13 metres, two centimetres ahead of the Belarusian.

Bartels also won bronze at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, with a put of 20.99 m. He had previously been a bronze medalist at the 2002 European Athletics Championships.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Germany
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 1st 18.71 m
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 1st 18.30 m
1999 European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 18.53 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 17th (q) 19.41 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 8th (q) 19.60 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 3rd 20.58 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 12th (q) 19.32 m
World Championships Paris, France 5th 20.50 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th (q) 19.93 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 7th 20.26 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 20.99 m
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 11th (q) 19.46 m
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 21.13 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 20.45 m
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 3rd 20.39 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd 21.37 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 21.44 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 2nd 20.93 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 1st 21.16 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 9th 20.14 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 16th (q) 20.00 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 4th 20.16 m
Bartels at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin



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