Martina Ratej

Martina Ratej (born 2 November 1981) is a Slovenian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.[1]

Martina Ratej
Martina Ratej at the 2015 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born (1981-11-02) 2 November 1981
Loče, Slovenia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Slovenia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)67.16 m (2010)
Updated on 11 August 2012.

Career

Ratej competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[2]

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.[3]

Ratej broke the Slovenian record at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing, winning the gold with a throw of 65.96 m.[4] As a result, she was runner-up in the European Athletics athlete of the month competition.[3]

In 2012, she competed at the Olympic Games in London where she reached the final and finished seventh.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Slovenia
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 15th (q) 46.83 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 21st (q) 55.49 m
2008 European Cup – Second League – Group B Banská Bystrica, Slovakia 1st 58.05 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 37th (q) 55.30 m
2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy 3rd 59.08 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 11th 57.57 m
World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 8th 56.12 m
2010 European Cup Winter Throwing Arles, France 1st 65.96 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 60.99 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th 61.65 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 21st (q) 51.69 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th 61.62 m
2013 Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 1st 60.28 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 20th (q) 57.95 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6th 61.58 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 23rd (q) 59.76 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 6th 60.65 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18th (q) 59.76 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 9th 61.05 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 61.41 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th 58.98 m
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References
  1. "Ratej improves to 65.96m in the Javelin in Arles - European Cup Winter Throws". www.iaaf.org. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  2. Martina Ratej at World Athletics
  3. Ratej starts the summer in style Archived 2010-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2010-05-09). Retrieved on 2010-05-22.
  4. Slovenia's Ratej provides big surprise at European Cup Winter Throwing. European Athletics (2010-03-21). Retrieved on 2010-03-23.
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