Ralf Bartels

Bartels at the 2008 Odložil Memorial in Prague
Personal information
Born	(1978-02-21) 21 February 1978 (age 45)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	143 kg (315 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Medal record 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.

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