Strongest Man of the Netherlands

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Strongest Man of the Netherlands
2015
Jitse Kramer Sterkste Man van Nederland 2015.jpg
Jitse Kramer, Strongest man of the Netherlands, 2015, just before he wins the title. Photo: Doetze Hovius
Tournament information
Locationvaries, Netherlands
Month playedJuly (on a Saturday)
Established1979
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Netherlands

Strongest Man of the Netherlands (Dutch: Sterkste Man van Nederland) is an annual strongman competition held in the Netherlands and featuring exclusively Dutch athletes. The contest was established in 1979, with Gerard Du Prie winning the inaugural contest. Berend Veneberg and Jarno Hams hold the record for most wins with 7. Ted van der Parre holds 3 wins, and Ab Wolders and Gerard Du Prie each have 2 wins in the contest.[1]

Jarno Hams lost in 2014 for the first time in ten years and became 4th. There were some years he did not participate, but he was the undisputed champion. In 2015, the 7-time champion wanted to try one last time to become the only man to win 8 times, but Hams got injured just before the match, so another man took his place in the event.

Top 3 placings[]

Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place City/town
1979 Gerard Du Prie television studios Hilversum
1980-81 Event not held
1982 Simon Wulfse Gerard Du Prie Dronten (De Meerpaal)
1983 Gerard Du Prie Arnhem (Open Air Museum)
1984 Ab Wolders Cees de Vreugd Simon Wulfse Alkmaar (Kaasmarkt)
1985-88 Event not held
1989 Tjalling van den Bosch Ab Wolders and
Ted Van Der Parre (tie)		 Hindeloopen
1990 Event not held
1991 Ted van der Parre Wout Zijlstra Berend Veneberg Ameland
1992 Ted van der Parre Berend Veneberg Zierikzee
1993 Berend Veneberg Ted van der Parre Leerdam
1994 Ted van der Parre Berend Veneberg Wout Zijlstra Borculo
1995 Berend Veneberg Haaksbergen
1996 Berend Veneberg Wout Zijlstra Sneek
1997 Berend Veneberg Wout Zijlstra Almere
1998 Event not held
1999[2] Berend Veneberg Jarno Hams Borculo
2000 Berend Veneberg Wout Zijlstra Enschede
2001[2] Wout Zijlstra Jarno Hams
2002 Berend Veneberg Jarno Hams Arnhem
2003 Jarno Hams Zandvoort
2004 Jarno Hams Simon Sulaiman Enschede
2005 Jarno Hams Vriezenveen
2006 Jarno Hams Hellendoorn
2007[3] Jarno Hams Heerhugowaard
2008 Jarno Hams Puttershoek
2009 Simon Sulaiman Vroomshoop
2010[4] Jarno Hams Hoofddorp
2011[5] Surhuisterveen
2012[6] Jarno Hams Kerkrade
2013 Boxtel
2014 Meppel (Gasgracht)
2015[7] Borculo
2016[8] Zwolle
2017[9] Hengelo
2018 Schinveld
2019 [10][11] Weert

Notes[]

  1. According to the results of realdutchpower the event was held in 1997 and not held in 1998.

References[]

  1. ^ "www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "jarnohams.nl". Retrieved 2010-09-02.
  3. ^ "realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2007". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  4. ^ "realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2010". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  5. ^ "realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2011". Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  6. ^ "nufoto.nl, Results 2012". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  7. ^ Overborculo.nl Final Strongest man of the Netherlands
  8. ^ (in Dutch)Jitse Kramer second at Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016
  9. ^ (in Dutch)Alex Moonen is Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016 for the third time.
  10. ^ Kelvin de Ruiter, strongest man of the Netherlands 2019
  11. ^ De Ruiters coach was his father, but he passed away in 2019. Kelvin de Ruiter, 6ft8 tall ("The Flying Dutchman") dedicated his title to his father who supported him all the years and almost all competitions.
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