Strongest Man of the Netherlands

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Strongest Man of the Netherlands
Jitse Kramer Sterkste Man van Nederland 2015.jpg
Jitse Kramer (2015 Champion)
Tournament information
LocationVaries, Netherlands
Month playedJuly (on a Saturday)
Established1979
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Hazeleger (2025)

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 each. Alex Moonen and Kelvin de Ruiter holds 4 wins each, Ted van der Parre holds 3 wins, and Kevin Hazeleger, Gerard Du Prie and Jitse Kramer each have 2 wins in the contest. [1]

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The competition has been held throughout the Netherlands and throughout the 38 times it has been held, only Borculo, Winschoten, Almere, Enschede, Arnhem and Weert have hosted the competition more than once. It is one of the oldest strongman competitions in the world.

Regular events

Top 3 placings

YearChampionRunner-Up3rd PlaceCity/town
1979 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerard Du Prie Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Woudsma Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Nuy Hilversum television studios
1980–81Event not held
1982 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simon Wulfse Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerard Du Prie Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub van Eck Dronten (De Meerpaal)
1983 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerard Du Prie (To be confirmed)(To be confirmed) Arnhem (Open Air Museum)
1984 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ab Wolders Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cees de Vreugd Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simon Wulfse Alkmaar (Kaasmarkt)
1985-88Event not held
1989 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tjalling van den Bosch Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ab Wolders and Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ted Van Der Parre (tie) Hindeloopen
1990Event not held
1991 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ted van der Parre Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Zijlstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Ameland
1992 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ted van der Parre Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rens Vrolijk Zierikzee
1993 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ted van der Parre Flag of the Netherlands.svg Piet Flikweert Leerdam
1994 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ted van der Parre Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Zijlstra Borculo
1995 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Smeets Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Schonewlle Haaksbergen
1996 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Zijlstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Smeets Sneek
1997 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Zijlstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Smeets Almere
1998Event not held
1999 [2] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Baltus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Borculo
2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Zijlstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eduard Leeflang Enschede
2001 [2] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wout Zijlstra Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Du Burck Borculo
2002 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjaak Ruska Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Arnhem
2003 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Baltus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjaak Ruska Zandvoort
2004 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Simon Sulaiman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Hakvoort Enschede
2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dave Mossing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Hakvoort Vriezenveen
2006 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sjaak Ruska Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Jansen Hellendoorn
2007 [3] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of the Netherlands.svg Evert Kreuze Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Jansen Heerhugowaard
2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard van der Linden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Evert Kreuze Puttershoek
2009 Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Simon Sulaiman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Wagenaar Vroomshoop
2010 [4] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard van der Linden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen Hoofddorp
2011 [5] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Wagenaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard van der Linden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen Surhuisterveen
2012 [6] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Wagenaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen Kerkrade
2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jitse Kramer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Wagenaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Gordijn Boxtel
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Gordijn Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Meppel (Gasgracht)
2015 [7] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jitse Kramer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Gordijn Flag of the Netherlands.svg Enzo Tauro Borculo
2016 [8] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jitse Kramer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Enzo Tauro Zwolle
2017 [9] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Enzo Tauro Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Hengelo
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Flag of the Netherlands.svg Enzo Tauro Schinveld
2019 [10] [11] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Heutinck Flag of the Netherlands.svg Teun Moors Weert
2020Event not held
2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Flag of Syria (2025-).svg George Sulaiman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Angelo van der Pas Kampen
2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Flag of Syria (2025-).svg George Sulaiman Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin de Jong Almere
2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Hazeleger Flag of Syria (2025-).svg George Sulaiman Winschoten
2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Hazeleger Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Gelder Winschoten
2025 [12] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Hazeleger Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Gelder Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter Weert

Repeat champions

ChampionTimes & years
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berend Veneberg 7 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jarno Hams 7 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alex Moonen4 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kelvin de Ruiter 4 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ted van der Parre 3 (1991, 1992, 1994)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerard Du Prie 2 (1979, 1983)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jitse Kramer2 (2013, 2015)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Hazeleger2 (2024, 2025)

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. 1 2 "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 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.
  12. Janssen, Siebe (2025-07-20). "Netherland's Strongest Man - 2025". strengthresults.com. Retrieved 2025-07-21.