Berend Veneberg

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Berend Veneberg
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Personal information
Born (1963-11-05) 5 November 1963 (age 61)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Den Ham, Overijssel, The Netherlands
Occupation(s) Strongman, Powerlifting
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Medal record
Strongman
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
World's Strongest Man
5th 1993 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 1995 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 1996 World's Strongest Man
Qualified 1997 World's Strongest Man
9th 1998 World's Strongest Man
6th 1999 World's Strongest Man
Strongest man of the Netherlands
3rd1991
2nd1992
1st1993
2nd1994
1st1995
1st1996
1st1997
1st1999
1st2000
1st2002
Europe's Strongest Man
7th1996
3rd1997
1st2000
World's Strongest Team
5th1997
1st1998 wWout Zijlstra
4th1999 w/Wout Zijlstra
3rd2000 w/Wout Zijlstra
2nd2002 w/Wout Zijlstra
Powerlifting
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
IPF World Powerlifting Championships [2]
3rd1988125kg
7th1989125kg
6th1990125kg
4th1991125kg
EPF European Powerlifting Championships [2]
4th1991125kg

Berend Veneberg (born 5 November 1963 in Den Ham) is a former strongman and powerlifter from the Netherlands. He finished 5th at the World's Strongest Man games in 1993, 9th in 1998, 6th in 1999, 1st at Europe's Strongest Man in 2000 and won Strongest man of the Netherlands 7 times. [1]

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Biography

Veneberg was born in Den Ham, Overijssel. He managed his first podium finish at the Strongest man of the Netherlands in 1991 where he finished third behind Ted van der Parre and Wout Zijlstra. The next year he placed second behind Ted van der Parre. In 1993 he would win the tournament for the first time a feat he would repeat six times. The same year he was invited for the first time at the World's Strongest Man in which he finished fifth. He competed several more times the following years and reached the final of the tournament on two more occasions. In 1998 he was injured in the final and finished ninth. In 1999 he competed for the last time and finished sixth. Veneberg competed together with Wout Zijlstra on several occasions in the World's Strongest Team competition and won the tournament in 1998. After this they reached the podium several more times but did not win again. In 2000 Veneberg won Europe's Strongest Man. Berend has won the Dutch National Powerlifting Championships 6 times. He also runs his own gym in the Netherlands, and has trained some top strongmen such as Jarno Hams. [3] Berend competed on American Gladiators. [3]

Honours

Personal records

References

  1. 1 2 "realdutchpowe.nl". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  2. 1 2 "Veneberg Berend - results in powerlifting and benchpress, records, personal data, photos and video".
  3. 1 2 "billhenderson.org" . Retrieved 2010-09-01.
Preceded by Strongest man of the Netherlands
1993
1995-2000
2002
Succeeded by