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