Martina Ratej (born 2 November 1981) is a Slovenian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who competes in the

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

Career

Ratej competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Ratej won the bronze medal at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inter ...

, 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.Ratej starts the summer in style
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(2010-05-09). Retrieved on 2010-05-22. Ratej broke the Slovenian record at the

2010 European Cup Winter Throwing The 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 20 and 21 March 2010 at the Stade Fernand Fournier in Arles, France. It was the tenth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events and it was organised by the European Athletics Asso ...

, winning the gold with a throw of 65.96 m. As a result, she was runner-up in the

athlete of the month competition. In 2012, she competed at the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

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 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratej, Martina 1981 births Living people Slovenian female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Slovenia World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovenia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Doping cases in athletics Slovenian sportspeople in doping cases European Games competitors for Slovenia Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games