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 Representing 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia1st18.71 m1997European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia1st18.30 m1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden6th18.53 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada17th (q)19.41 m2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria8th (q)19.60 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany3rd20.58 m2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom12th (q)19.32 mWorld ChampionshipsParis, France5th20.50 m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary11th (q)19.93 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece7th20.26 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland3rd20.99 m2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11th (q)19.46 mEuropean ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1st21.13 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan6th20.45 m2009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy3rd20.39 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany3rd21.37 m2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd21.44 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2nd20.93 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France1st21.16 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea9th20.14 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom16th (q)20.00 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th20.16 m
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