Robert Alexander Barel (born 23 December 1957 in Amsterdam) is an athlete from the Netherlands. He competes in triathlon.
Originally a swimmer, Barel competed and won his first triathlon in 1982 (Amsterdam). Won the very first ETU European Championships in 1985 (Immenstadt). Competed in the first ITU World Championships in 1989 (Avignon, 5th place). Won the first ITU Long Distance Championships in 1994 (Nice). Competed in the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took forty-third place with a total time of 1:55:36.69 at the age of 42.
| Year | Pst. | Tournament | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3rd | National Championship Long Distance | Almere, Netherlands | |
| 1985 | 2nd | European Championships Long Distance | Almere, Netherlands | |
| 1987 | 2nd | European Championships Long Distance | Joroinen, Finland | |
| 1988 | 1st | European Championships Olympic Distance | Venice, Italy | |
| 1989 | 5th | World Championship Olympic Distance | Avignon, France | |
| 1989 | 2nd | European Championships Olympic Distance | Cascais, Portugal | |
| 1990 | 5th | World Championship Olympic Distance | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 1990 | 2nd | European Championships Olympic Distance | Linz, Austria | |
| 1991 | 2nd | European Championships Olympic Distance | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 1992 | 2nd | National Championship duatlon | Den Dungen, Netherlands | |
| 1992 | 3rd | World Championship Olympic Distance | Huntsville, Ontario, Canada | |
| 1993 | 2nd | European Championships Long Distance | Embrun, France | |
| 1995 | 3rd | National Championship Long Distance | Almere, Netherlands | |
| 1996 | 3rd | European Championships duatlon | Mafra, Portugal | |
| 1997 | 2nd | Long Distance World Championships | Nice, France | |
| 1997 | 3rd | National Championship Olympic Distance | Roermond, Netherlands | |
| 1998 | 2nd | World Long Distance | Sado Island, Japan | |
| 2000 | 43rd | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 2003 | 2nd | National Championship Middle Distance | Nieuwkoop, Netherlands | |
| 2004 | 3rd | National Championship Middle Distance | Nieuwkoop, Netherlands | |
| 2008 | 2nd | Masters 2 National Championship Mountainbike | Oss, Netherlands |