BERTEMES Bob

Date of Birth: 24 May 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Place of residence : MANNHEIM

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put B	Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (19.89)
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (19.10)
2015	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (19.87)

European Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put
2018	Berlin, GER	6th (21.00)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Shot Put
2020	1 x 6th
2019	1 x 8th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
6	2020	Shot Put	Rome, ITA	20.03
8	2019	Shot Put	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	21.20

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Khalid Alqawati [personal]

He began athletics at age six at a club in Belvaux, Luxembourg. He began focusing on throwing disciplines at age 12, and specifically on the shot put at age 15. (worldathletics.org, 26 Sep 2019)

Both his parents played handball but he decided to follow his older brother into athletics. He was advised by a coach to take up throwing. "My dad once told me he was really good at doing squats when he was younger and I got that physical talent from him. But I got the mentality from my mum - when she wants something done, she will get it done. After trying discus and javelin it became quickly clear that I would stick with shot put." (worldathletics.org, 26 Sep 2019; explosivemode.com, 09 Feb 2017)

He trains with coach Khalid Alqawati in Mannheim, Germany. (worldathletics.org, 26 Sep 2019; lequotidien.lu, 19 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS REDEMPTION
He says finishing 31st out of 32 shot putters at the 2017 World Championships in London, England, was a pivotal moment in his career. Later that year he moved from Luxembourg to Mannheim, Germany, to join coach Khalid Alqawati. "The 31st place perfectly summed up my whole 2017 season. I had the worst outdoor season of my life and I never got things going in the right direction. But it was an important lesson for me, and I look back on London as a turning point in my life." Following the move, in the 2018 season he set three national records and placed sixth with a personal best of 21.00m at the European championships in Berlin, Germany. "The 2018 season gave me a lot of confidence. To throw 21 metres at the Europeans was unbelievable. It was awesome to throw a personal best on such a big stage." (worldathletics.org, 26 Sep 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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