Martina Ratej (born 2 November 1981) is a Slovenian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.
Career Ratej competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
Ratej won the bronze medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, finished eleventh at the 2009 World Championships and eighth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. These results represented a breakthrough for the athlete, who had previously struggled to make an impact at major competitions.Ratej starts the summer in style . European Athletics (2010-05-09). Retrieved on 2010-05-22.
Ratej broke the Slovenian record at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing, winning the gold with a throw of 65.96 m.. European Athletics (2010-03-21). Retrieved on 2010-03-23. As a result, she was runner-up in the European Athletics athlete of the month competition.
In 2012, she competed at the Olympic Games in London where she reached the final and finished seventh.
Doping disqualification Martina Ratej was definitively suspended for doping on 10 March 2020 because she was found positive at the London 2012 Olympics.
Achievements Representing 2000World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile15th (q)46.83 m2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden21st (q)55.49 m2008European Cup – Second League – Group BBanská Bystrica, Slovakia1st58.05 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China37th (q)55.30 m2009Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy3rd59.08 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany11th57.57 mWorld Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece8th56.12 m2010European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 1st65.96 mEuropean Championships Barcelona, Spain7th60.99 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea7th61.65 m2012European Championships Helsinki, Finland21st (q)51.69 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom7th61.62 m2013Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey1st60.28 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia20th (q)57.95 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland6th61.58 m2015World Championships Beijing, China23rd (q)59.76 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands6th60.65 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil18th (q)59.76 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom9th61.05 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany4th61.41 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar10th58.98 m2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany5th59.36 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary29th (q)54.41 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy16th (q)56.34 m
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