Career
She did so alongside Annemarie Sanders, Ellen Bontje, and Anky van Grunsven. In the Individual Competition she finished in fifteenth position. She competed in four Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1984.
Her daughter Imke competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Bartels was heavily injured on 7 November 2006 after she fell off her horse during a training. She fell with her head against a tree and will need a long time to recover.
lieutenant is unsure whether she can continue her career.