Martina Ratej

Martina Ratej

Martina Ratej at the 2015 Bislett Games
Personal information
Born (1981-11-02) November 2, 1981
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country  Slovenia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Javelin
Updated on 11 August 2012.

Martina Ratej (born 2 November 1981) is a javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.[1]

Biography

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

She 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]

She 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

References

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