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
Event
Shot put
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
2005 Helsinki Shot put
2009 Berlin Shot put
European Championships
2006 Göteborg Shot put
2010 Barcelona Shot put
2002 München Shot put
World Indoor Championships
2010 Doha Shot put
European Indoor Championships
2011 Paris Shot put
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.

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