Strongest Man of the Netherlands explained

Strongest Man of the Netherlands (nl|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

• Deadlift
• Log lift
• Atlas stones
• Truck pull
• Super yoke
• Farmer's walk

Top 3 placings

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	3rd Place	City/town
1979		Jan Woudsma	Robert Nuy	Hilversum television studios
1980-81	Event not held
1982			Huub van Eck	Dronten (De Meerpaal)
1983				Arnhem (Open Air Museum)
1984				Alkmaar (Kaasmarkt)
1985-88	Event not held
1989		Ab Wolders and Ted Van Der Parre (tie)		Hindeloopen
1990	Event not held
1991				Ameland
1992			Rens Vrolijk	Zierikzee
1993			Piet Flikweert	Leerdam
1994				Borculo
1995		Paul Smeets	Hans Schonewlle	Haaksbergen
1996			Paul Smeets	Sneek
1997			Paul Smeets	Almere
1998	Event not held
1999[2]		Peter Baltus		Borculo
2000			Eduard Leeflang
2001			Sander Du Burck	Borculo
2002		Sjaak Ruska		Arnhem
2003	Peter Baltus		Sjaak Ruska	Zandvoort
2004			Edwin Hakvoort	Enschede
2005		Dave Mossing	Edwin Hakvoort	Vriezenveen
2006		Sjaak Ruska	Tom Jansen	Hellendoorn
2007[3]		Evert Kreuze	Tom Jansen	Heerhugowaard
2008		Richard van der Linden	Evert Kreuze	Puttershoek
2009		Alex Moonen	Jan Wagenaar	Vroomshoop
2010[4]		Richard van der Linden	Alex Moonen	Hoofddorp
2011[5]	Jan Wagenaar	Richard van der Linden	Alex Moonen	Surhuisterveen
2012[6]		Jan Wagenaar	Alex Moonen	Kerkrade
2013	Jitse Kramer	Jan Wagenaar	Niels Gordijn	Boxtel
2014	Alex Moonen	Niels Gordijn	Kelvin de Ruiter	Meppel (Gasgracht)
2015[7]	Jitse Kramer	Niels Gordijn	Enzo Tauro	Borculo
2016[8]	Alex Moonen	Jitse Kramer	Enzo Tauro	Zwolle
2017[9]	Alex Moonen	Enzo Tauro	Kelvin de Ruiter	Hengelo
2018	Alex Moonen	Kelvin de Ruiter	Enzo Tauro	Schinveld
2019[10] [11]	Kelvin de Ruiter	Joost Heutinck	Teun Moors	Weert
2020	Event not held
2021	Kelvin de Ruiter	George Sulaiman	Angelo van der Pas	Kampen
2022	Kelvin de Ruiter	George Sulaiman	Kevin de Jong	Almere
2023	Kelvin de Ruiter	Kevin Hazeleger	George Sulaiman	Winschoten
2024	Kevin Hazeleger	Kelvin de Ruiter	Max Gelder	Winschoten

• Results courtesy of David Horne's World of Grip: http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html

Notes

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

References

1. Web site: www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com. 2010-08-20.
2. Web site: jarnohams.nl. 2010-09-02.
3. Web site: realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2007. 2010-08-20.
4. Web site: realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2010. 2010-08-20.
5. Web site: realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2011. 2011-08-05.
6. Web site: nufoto.nl, Results 2012 . 2012-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085242/http://www.nufoto.nl/fotos/295274/sterkste-man-van-nederland-in-kerkrade.html . 2015-12-22 .
7. http://overborculo.nl/2015/07/18/fotos-finale-sterkste-man-van-nederland-in-borculo/ Overborculo.nl Final Strongest man of the Netherlands
8. http://www.omropfryslan.nl/nieuws/650068-jitse-kramer-tweede-sterkste-man-van-nederland Jitse Kramer second at Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016
9. http://www.tubantia.nl/hengelo-e-o/alex-moonen-in-hengelo-uitgeroepen-tot-sterkste-man-van-nederland~ab27993d/ Alex Moonen is Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016 for the third time.
10. https://www.wieringernieuws.nl/nieuws/32179/Kelvin_de_Ruiter_sterkste_man_van_Nederland.html Kelvin de Ruiter, strongest man of the Netherlands 2019
11. 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.