German shot putter
Ralf Bartels
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Ralf_Bartels_at_Josef_Odlozil_Memorial_in_Prague_16June2008.jpg/180px-Ralf_Bartels_at_Josef_Odlozil_Memorial_in_Prague_16June2008.jpg) Bartels at the 2008 Odložil Memorial in Prague |
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Born | (1978-02-21) 21 February 1978 (age 46) |
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Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
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Weight | 143 kg (315 lb) |
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Country | Germany |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Shot put |
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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 |
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Representing Germany
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1996
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World Junior Championships
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Sydney, Australia
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1st
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18.71 m
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1997
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European Junior Championships
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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1st
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18.30 m
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1999
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European U23 Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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6th
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18.53 m
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2001
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World Championships
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Edmonton, Canada
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17th (q)
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19.41 m
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2002
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European Indoor Championships
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Vienna, Austria
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8th (q)
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19.60 m
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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3rd
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20.58 m
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2003
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World Indoor Championships
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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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12th (q)
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19.32 m
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World Championships
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Paris, France
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5th
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20.50 m
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2004
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World Indoor Championships
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Budapest, Hungary
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11th (q)
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19.93 m
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Olympic Games
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Athens, Greece
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7th
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20.26 m
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2005
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World Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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3rd
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20.99 m
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2006
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World Indoor Championships
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Moscow, Russia
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11th (q)
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19.46 m
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European Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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1st
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21.13 m
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2007
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World Championships
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Osaka, Japan
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6th
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20.45 m
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2009
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European Indoor Championships
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Turin, Italy
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3rd
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20.39 m
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World Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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3rd
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21.37 m
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2010
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World Indoor Championships
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Doha, Qatar
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2nd
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21.44 m
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European Championships
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Barcelona, Spain
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2nd
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20.93 m
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2011
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European Indoor Championships
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Paris, France
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1st
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21.16 m
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World Championships
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Daegu, South Korea
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9th
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20.14 m
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2012
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Olympic Games
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London, United Kingdom
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16th (q)
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20.00 m
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2013
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European Indoor Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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4th
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20.16 m
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External links
Bartels at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin