Martina Ratej

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Martina Ratej.JPG

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| caption = Martina Ratej at the 2015 Bislett Games

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|11|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Loče, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia

| height ={{height|m=1.78}}

| weight ={{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| country = {{SLO}}

| sport =Athletics

| event =Javelin

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| highestranking =

| pb = 67.16 m (2010)

| medaltemplates =

| updated = 11 August 2012

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Martina Ratej (born 2 November 1981) is a Slovenian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.{{cite news |title=Ratej improves to 65.96m in the Javelin in Arles - European Cup Winter Throws|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=56223.html|publisher=www.iaaf.org |date=2010-03-22 |accessdate=2010-03-22}}

Career

Ratej competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.{{World Athletics}}

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.[http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8618&Itemid=2 Ratej starts the summer in style] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514142034/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8618&Itemid=2 |date=2010-05-14 }}. European Athletics (2010-05-09). Retrieved on 2010-05-22.

Ratej broke the Slovenian record at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing, winning the gold with a throw of 65.96 m.[https://archive.today/20120730114834/http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8448&Itemid=2 Slovenia's Ratej provides big surprise at European Cup Winter Throwing]. European Athletics (2010-03-21). Retrieved on 2010-03-23. As a result, she was runner-up in the European Athletics athlete of the month competition.

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ADD_8_Award__for_publication_.pdf|title=2020/ADD/8 International Olympic Committee v. Martina Ratej|publisher=worldathletics.org|date=10 March 2020|access-date=13 May 2021}}

Martina Ratej

Career

Doping disqualification

Achievements

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