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Ralf Bartels

ラルフ・バーテルス　/　らるふ・ばーてるす

Athletics competitor from Germany

February 21, 1978 (age 48)　・　Stavenhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
athletics competitor

My Take

I have a soft spot for the shot put, that brutal honesty of a single explosive throw, and Ralf Bartels embodies it. A 186 cm giant from Stavenhagen in the former East Germany, he took the 2006 European title in Gothenburg with a 21.13 m put, edging Belarus's Andrei Mikhnevich by a mere two centimeters. Those two centimeters move me; they're the margin only years of grinding with an iron ball can earn. There's something quietly noble about an athlete shaped by the old GDR system who later stood atop Europe under the unified German flag. Unflashy, proud, a craftsman of force, he has my respect.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ralf Bartels
Name (Japanese): ラルフ・バーテルス
Reading: らるふ・ばーてるす
Born: February 21, 1978 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Horse
Origin: Stavenhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9

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