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.^[1]

His personal best throw was 20.24 metres, achieved in June 1998 in Iffezheim.^[2]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Germany
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	12th	18.64 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	11th	18.69 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	16th (q)	19.07 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	13th (q)	19.43 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	8th	19.91 m
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	8th	19.68 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	19.67 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	19th (q)	19.37 m
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	7th	19.89 m
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	26th (q)	18.72 m

• Michael Mertens at World Athletics