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{{Short description|German shot putter (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| image= Ralf_Bartels_at_Josef_Odlozil_Memorial_in_Prague_16June2008.jpg
| image_size=180px
| caption= Bartels at the 2008 Odložil Memorial in Prague
| birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|2|21}}
| birth_place= 
| height={{height|m=1.87}}
| weight={{convert|143|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| country= {{GER}}
| sport =Athletics
| event=[[Shot put]]
| coach =
| highestranking =
| pb=
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 Helsinki]]|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 Berlin]]|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 Göteborg]]|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|2010 Barcelona]]|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|2002 München]]|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2010 Doha]] |[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|2011 Paris]]|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2009 Torino]]|[[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|Shot put]]}}
|updated= 15 August 2012
}}

'''Ralf Bartels''' (born 21 February 1978 in [[Stavenhagen]], [[Germany]], then [[East Germany|German Democratic Republic]]) is a German [[shot put]]ter. 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==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{GER}}
|-
|1996
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|18.71 m]]
|-
|1997
|[[1997 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Ljubljana, Slovenia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|18.30 m
|-
|1999
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|6th
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put|18.53 m]]
|-
|2001
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|17th (q)
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|19.41 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2002
|[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Vienna, Austria]]
|8th (q)
|[[2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|19.60 m]]
|-
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Munich, Germany]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2002 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|20.58 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|12th (q)
|[[2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|19.32 m]]
|-
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|5th
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|20.50 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest, Hungary]]
|11th (q)
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|19.93 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|7th
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|20.26 m]]
|-
|2005
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|20.99 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Moscow, Russia]]
|11th (q)
|[[2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|19.46 m]]
|-
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|21.13 m]]
|-
|2007
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Osaka, Japan]]
|6th
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|20.45 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|[[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Turin, Italy]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|20.39 m]]
|-
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|21.37 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|21.44 m]]
|-
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put|20.93 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|21.16 m]]
|-
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|9th
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put|20.14 m]]
|-
|2012
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[London]], United Kingdom
|16th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put|20.00 m]]
|-
|2013
|[[2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|4th
|[[2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's shot put|20.16 m]]
|}

==External links==
* {{World Athletics||Ralf Bartels}}
* {{SR/Olympics profile|ba/ralf-bartels-1}}

[[File:Ralf Bartels Berlin 2009.JPG|thumb|left|Bartels at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin]]

{{Footer European Champions Shot Put Men}}
{{Footer European Champions Indoor Shot Put Men}}
{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions Shot Put Men}}
{{Footer World Junior Champions men's shot put}}

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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Bezirk Neubrandenburg]]
[[Category:German male shot putters]]
[[Category:Athletes from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Germany]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:German national athletics champions]]


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