Slovenian javelin thrower
Martina Ratej
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Born | (1981-11-02) 2 November 1981 (age 43) Loče, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
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Country | Slovenia |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | Javelin |
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Personal best | 67.16 m (2010) |
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Updated on 11 August 2012 |
Martina Ratej (born 2 November 1981) is a Slovenian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.[1]
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.
Doping disqualification
Martina Ratej was definitively suspended for doping on 10 March 2020 because she was found positive at the London 2012 Olympics.[5]
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
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Representing Slovenia
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2000
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World Junior Championships
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Santiago, Chile
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15th (q)
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46.83 m
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2006
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European Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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21st (q)
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55.49 m
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2008
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European Cup – Second League – Group B
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Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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1st
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58.05 m
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Olympic Games
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Beijing, China
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37th (q)
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55.30 m
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2009
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Mediterranean Games
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Pescara, Italy
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3rd
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59.08 m
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World Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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11th
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57.57 m
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World Athletics Final
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Thessaloniki, Greece
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8th
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56.12 m
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2010
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European Cup Winter Throwing
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Arles, France
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1st
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65.96 m
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European Championships
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Barcelona, Spain
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7th
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60.99 m
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2011
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World Championships
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Daegu, South Korea
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7th
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61.65 m
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2012
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European Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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21st (q)
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51.69 m
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Olympic Games
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London, United Kingdom
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7th
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61.62 m
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2013
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Mediterranean Games
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Mersin, Turkey
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1st
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60.28 m
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World Championships
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Moscow, Russia
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20th (q)
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57.95 m
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2014
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European Championships
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Zürich, Switzerland
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6th
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61.58 m
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2015
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World Championships
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Beijing, China
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23rd (q)
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59.76 m
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2016
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European Championships
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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6th
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60.65 m
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Olympic Games
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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18th (q)
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59.76 m
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2017
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World Championships
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London, United Kingdom
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9th
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61.05 m
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2018
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European Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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4th
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61.41 m
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2019
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World Championships
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Doha, Qatar
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10th
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58.98 m
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2022
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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5th
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59.36 m
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2023
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World Championships
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Budapest, Hungary
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29th (q)
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54.41 m
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2024
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European Championships
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Rome, Italy
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16th (q)
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56.34 m
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References
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