Strongest Man of the Netherlands
| 2015 | |
 Jitse Kramer, Strongest man of the Netherlands, 2015, just before he wins the title. Photo: Doetze Hovius | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | varies, Netherlands |
| Month played | July (on a Saturday) |
| Established | 1979 |
| Format | Multi-event competition |
| Current champion | |
 Kelvin de Ruiter | |
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. Kelvin de Ruiter holds 4 wins, 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.
Regular events
[edit]- Deadlift
- Log lift
- Atlas stones
- Truck pull
- Super yoke
- Farmer's walk
Top 3 placings
[edit]- Results courtesy of David Horne's World of Grip: http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
Notes
[edit]- According to the results of realdutchpower the event was held in 1997 and not held in 1998.
References
[edit]- ^ "www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ a b "jarnohams.nl". Retrieved 2010-09-02.
- ^ "realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2007". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2010". Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2011". Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "nufoto.nl, Results 2012". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ Overborculo.nl Final Strongest man of the Netherlands
- ^ (in Dutch)Jitse Kramer second at Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016
- ^ (in Dutch)Alex Moonen is Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016 for the third time.
- ^ Kelvin de Ruiter, strongest man of the Netherlands 2019
- ^ De Ruiter's coach was his father, but he died 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.