Ralf Bartels

Ralf Bartels

Bartels at the 2008 Odložil Memorial in Prague
Personal information
Born	(1978-02-21) 21 February 1978 (age 46)
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.