Strongest Man of the Netherlands

{{Infobox sport tournament

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|name = Strongest Man of the Netherlands

|image = Jitse Kramer Sterkste Man van Nederland 2015.jpg

|caption = Jitse Kramer (2015 Champion)

|location = Varies, Netherlands

|establishment = 1979

|format = Multi-event competition

|purse =

|month_played = July (on a Saturday)

|current_champion = {{flagicon|NED}} Kevin Hazeleger

}}

Strongest Man of the Netherlands ({{langx|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 each. Alex Moonen and Kelvin de Ruiter holds 4 wins each, Ted van der Parre holds 3 wins, and Gerard Du Prie and Jitse Kramer each have 2 wins in the contest.{{cite web |url= http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html |title= www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com|accessdate=2010-08-20}}

The competition has been held throughout the Netherlands and throughout the 37 times it has been held, only Borculo, Winschoten, Almere, Enschede and Arnhem have hosted the competition more than once. It is one of the oldest strongman competitions in the world.

Regular events

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

Top 3 placings

class="wikitable" !Year !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !City/town
1979	{{flagicon\|NED}} Gerard Du Prie	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Woudsma	{{flagicon\|NED}} Robert Nuy	Hilversum television studios
1980–81	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
1982	{{flagicon\|NED}} Simon Wulfse	{{flagicon\|NED}} Gerard Du Prie	{{flagicon\|NED}} Huub van Eck	Dronten (De Meerpaal)
1983	{{flagicon\|NED}} Gerard Du Prie	{{small\|(To be confirmed)}}	{{small\|(To be confirmed)}}	Arnhem (Open Air Museum)
1984	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ab Wolders	{{flagicon\|NED}} Cees de Vreugd	{{flagicon\|NED}} Simon Wulfse	Alkmaar (Kaasmarkt)
1985-88	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
1989	{{flagicon\|NED}} Tjalling van den Bosch	colspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Ab Wolders and {{flagicon\|NED}} Ted Van Der Parre (tie)	Hindeloopen
1990	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
1991	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	Ameland
1992	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Rens Vrolijk	Zierikzee
1993	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	{{flagicon\|NED}} Piet Flikweert	Leerdam
1994	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	Borculo
1995	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Paul Smeets	{{flagicon\|NED}} Hans Schonewlle	Haaksbergen
1996	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Paul Smeets	Sneek
1997	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Paul Smeets	Almere
1998	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
1999{{cite web \|url= http://www.jarnohams.nl/frontend/core/contentSectionID/5/customerID/184 \|title=jarnohams.nl\|accessdate=2010-09-02}}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Peter Baltus	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	Borculo
2000	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Eduard Leeflang	Enschede
2001	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Sander Du Burck	Borculo
2002	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Sjaak Ruska	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	Arnhem
2003	{{flagicon\|NED}} Peter Baltus	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Sjaak Ruska	Zandvoort
2004	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Simon Sulaiman	{{flagicon\|NED}} Edwin Hakvoort	Enschede
2005	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Dave Mossing	{{flagicon\|NED}} Edwin Hakvoort	Vriezenveen
2006	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Sjaak Ruska	{{flagicon\|NED}} Tom Jansen	Hellendoorn
2007{{cite web \|url= http://www.realdutchpower.nl/uitslagen2007/Nederland/uitslag.htm \|title= realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2007\|accessdate=2010-08-20}}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Evert Kreuze	{{flagicon\|NED}} Tom Jansen	Heerhugowaard
2008	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Richard van der Linden	{{flagicon\|NED}} Evert Kreuze	Puttershoek
2009	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Simon Sulaiman	{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Wagenaar	Vroomshoop
2010{{cite web \|url= http://www.realdutchpower.nl/uitslagen2010/nederland/uitslag.htm \|title= realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2010\|accessdate=2010-08-20}}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Richard van der Linden	{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	Hoofddorp
2011{{cite web \|url= http://www.realdutchpower.nl/uitslagen2011/nederland/uitslag.htm \|title= realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2011\|accessdate=2011-08-05}}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Wagenaar	{{flagicon\|NED}} Richard van der Linden	{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	Surhuisterveen
2012{{Cite web \|url=http://www.nufoto.nl/fotos/295274/sterkste-man-van-nederland-in-kerkrade.html \|title=nufoto.nl, Results 2012 \|accessdate=2012-07-15 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085242/http://www.nufoto.nl/fotos/295274/sterkste-man-van-nederland-in-kerkrade.html \|archivedate=2015-12-22 }}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Wagenaar	{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	Kerkrade
2013 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jitse Kramer \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Wagenaar \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Niels Gordijn \| Boxtel
2014 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Niels Gordijn \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| Meppel (Gasgracht)
2015[http://overborculo.nl/2015/07/18/fotos-finale-sterkste-man-van-nederland-in-borculo/ Overborculo.nl Final Strongest man of the Netherlands] \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jitse Kramer \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Niels Gordijn \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Enzo Tauro \| Borculo
2016[http://www.omropfryslan.nl/nieuws/650068-jitse-kramer-tweede-sterkste-man-van-nederland {{in lang\|nl}}Jitse Kramer second at Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016] \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jitse Kramer \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Enzo Tauro \| Zwolle
2017[http://www.tubantia.nl/hengelo-e-o/alex-moonen-in-hengelo-uitgeroepen-tot-sterkste-man-van-nederland~ab27993d/ {{in lang\|nl}}Alex Moonen is Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016 for the third time.] \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Enzo Tauro \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| Hengelo
2018 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Enzo Tauro \| Schinveld
2019[https://www.wieringernieuws.nl/nieuws/32179/Kelvin_de_Ruiter_sterkste_man_van_Nederland.html 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. \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Joost Heutinck \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Teun Moors \| Weert
2020	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
2021 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|SYR}} George Sulaiman \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Angelo van der Pas \| Kampen
2022 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|SYR}} George Sulaiman \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kevin de Jong \| Almere
2023 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kevin Hazeleger \| {{flagicon\|SYR}} George Sulaiman \| Winschoten
2024 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kevin Hazeleger \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Max Gelder \| Winschoten

= Repeat champions =

Champion !Times & years
class="wikitable"
{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	7 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002)
{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	7 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
{{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter	4 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	3 (1991, 1992, 1994)
{{flagicon\|NED}} Gerard Du Prie	2 (1979, 1983)
{{flagicon\|NED}} Jitse Kramer	2 (2013, 2015)

Notes

According to the results of [http://www.realdutchpower.nl/historie/historie%20sm%20nederland.htm realdutchpower] the event was held in 1997 and not held in 1998.

References

Category:National strongmen competitions

Category:Sports competitions in the Netherlands

Category:1979 establishments in the Netherlands

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1979

class="wikitable" !Year !Champion !Runner-Up !3rd Place !City/town
1979	{{flagicon\|NED}} Gerard Du Prie	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Woudsma	{{flagicon\|NED}} Robert Nuy	Hilversum television studios
1980–81	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
1982	{{flagicon\|NED}} Simon Wulfse	{{flagicon\|NED}} Gerard Du Prie	{{flagicon\|NED}} Huub van Eck	Dronten (De Meerpaal)
1983	{{flagicon\|NED}} Gerard Du Prie	{{small\|(To be confirmed)}}	{{small\|(To be confirmed)}}	Arnhem (Open Air Museum)
1984	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ab Wolders	{{flagicon\|NED}} Cees de Vreugd	{{flagicon\|NED}} Simon Wulfse	Alkmaar (Kaasmarkt)
1985-88	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
1989	{{flagicon\|NED}} Tjalling van den Bosch	colspan=2 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Ab Wolders and {{flagicon\|NED}} Ted Van Der Parre (tie)	Hindeloopen
1990	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
1991	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	Ameland
1992	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Rens Vrolijk	Zierikzee
1993	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	{{flagicon\|NED}} Piet Flikweert	Leerdam
1994	{{flagicon\|NED}} Ted van der Parre	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	Borculo
1995	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Paul Smeets	{{flagicon\|NED}} Hans Schonewlle	Haaksbergen
1996	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Paul Smeets	Sneek
1997	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Paul Smeets	Almere
1998	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
1999{{cite web \|url= http://www.jarnohams.nl/frontend/core/contentSectionID/5/customerID/184 \|title=jarnohams.nl\|accessdate=2010-09-02}}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Peter Baltus	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	Borculo
2000	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Eduard Leeflang	Enschede
2001	{{flagicon\|NED}} Wout Zijlstra	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Sander Du Burck	Borculo
2002	{{flagicon\|NED}} Berend Veneberg	{{flagicon\|NED}} Sjaak Ruska	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	Arnhem
2003	{{flagicon\|NED}} Peter Baltus	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Sjaak Ruska	Zandvoort
2004	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Simon Sulaiman	{{flagicon\|NED}} Edwin Hakvoort	Enschede
2005	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Dave Mossing	{{flagicon\|NED}} Edwin Hakvoort	Vriezenveen
2006	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Sjaak Ruska	{{flagicon\|NED}} Tom Jansen	Hellendoorn
2007{{cite web \|url= http://www.realdutchpower.nl/uitslagen2007/Nederland/uitslag.htm \|title= realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2007\|accessdate=2010-08-20}}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Evert Kreuze	{{flagicon\|NED}} Tom Jansen	Heerhugowaard
2008	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Richard van der Linden	{{flagicon\|NED}} Evert Kreuze	Puttershoek
2009	{{flagicon\|SYR}} Simon Sulaiman	{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Wagenaar	Vroomshoop
2010{{cite web \|url= http://www.realdutchpower.nl/uitslagen2010/nederland/uitslag.htm \|title= realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2010\|accessdate=2010-08-20}}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Richard van der Linden	{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	Hoofddorp
2011{{cite web \|url= http://www.realdutchpower.nl/uitslagen2011/nederland/uitslag.htm \|title= realdutchpowe.nl, Results 2011\|accessdate=2011-08-05}}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Wagenaar	{{flagicon\|NED}} Richard van der Linden	{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	Surhuisterveen
2012{{Cite web \|url=http://www.nufoto.nl/fotos/295274/sterkste-man-van-nederland-in-kerkrade.html \|title=nufoto.nl, Results 2012 \|accessdate=2012-07-15 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085242/http://www.nufoto.nl/fotos/295274/sterkste-man-van-nederland-in-kerkrade.html \|archivedate=2015-12-22 }}	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jarno Hams	{{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Wagenaar	{{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen	Kerkrade
2013 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jitse Kramer \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jan Wagenaar \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Niels Gordijn \| Boxtel
2014 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Niels Gordijn \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| Meppel (Gasgracht)
2015[http://overborculo.nl/2015/07/18/fotos-finale-sterkste-man-van-nederland-in-borculo/ Overborculo.nl Final Strongest man of the Netherlands] \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jitse Kramer \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Niels Gordijn \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Enzo Tauro \| Borculo
2016[http://www.omropfryslan.nl/nieuws/650068-jitse-kramer-tweede-sterkste-man-van-nederland {{in lang\|nl}}Jitse Kramer second at Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016] \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Jitse Kramer \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Enzo Tauro \| Zwolle
2017[http://www.tubantia.nl/hengelo-e-o/alex-moonen-in-hengelo-uitgeroepen-tot-sterkste-man-van-nederland~ab27993d/ {{in lang\|nl}}Alex Moonen is Strongest Man of the Netherlands 2016 for the third time.] \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Enzo Tauro \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| Hengelo
2018 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Alex Moonen \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Enzo Tauro \| Schinveld
2019[https://www.wieringernieuws.nl/nieuws/32179/Kelvin_de_Ruiter_sterkste_man_van_Nederland.html 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. \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Joost Heutinck \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Teun Moors \| Weert
2020	colspan=4 {{N/A\|Event not held}}
2021 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|SYR}} George Sulaiman \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Angelo van der Pas \| Kampen
2022 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|SYR}} George Sulaiman \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kevin de Jong \| Almere
2023 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kevin Hazeleger \| {{flagicon\|SYR}} George Sulaiman \| Winschoten
2024 \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kevin Hazeleger \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Kelvin de Ruiter \| {{flagicon\|NED}} Max Gelder \| Winschoten