Michael Mertens (born 27 December 1965 in Stelle, Lower Saxony) is a retired German shot putter.
He represented the sports clubs VfL Wolfsburg and LG Göttingen, and won silver medals at the German championships in 1997 and 2000.West German championships, shot put men
His personal best throw was 20.24 metres, achieved in June 1998 in Iffezheim.World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
Achievements Representing 1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France12th18.64 m1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden11th18.69 mOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States16th (q)19.07 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France13th (q)19.43 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece8th19.91 m1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain8th19.68 mEuropean ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary8th19.67 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain19th (q)19.37 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium7th19.89 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia26th (q)18.72 m
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