Ted van der Parre
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Born | (1955-09-21) 21 September 1955 (age 68) Vlaardingen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Strongman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ted van der Parre (born 21 September 1955) is a former strongman from the Netherlands, who won the World's Strongest Man contest in 1992 and was 4th in 1991.[1] He also participated in 1994 when he finished 8th, having to drop out after the second event due to a calf injury.[2] At 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) and 160 kilograms (350 lb), Van der Parre was the tallest man ever to compete in the World's Strongest Man contest, and also has the lowest WSM BMI of 35. He also won the Netherlands Strongest Man contest in 1991, 1992, and 1994.[2]
Honours
- 1st place Sterkste Man van Nederland (1991)
- 4th place World's Strongest Man (1991)
- 1st place Sterkste Man van Nederland (1992)
- 1st place World's Strongest Man (1992)
- 1st place Sterkste Man van Nederland (1994)
- 8th place World's Strongest Man (1994) (injured)
References
- ^ a b "David Horne's World of Grip". www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com.
- ^ a b "realdutchpowe.nl". Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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World's Strongest Man champions
- 1977: Bruce Wilhelm (USA)
- 1978: Bruce Wilhelm (USA)
- 1979: Don Reinhoudt (USA)
- 1980: Bill Kazmaier (USA)
- 1981: Bill Kazmaier (USA)
- 1982: Bill Kazmaier (USA)
- 1983: Geoff Capes (UK)
- 1984: Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1985: Geoff Capes (UK)
- 1986: Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1988: Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1989: Jamie Reeves (UK)
- 1990: Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1991: Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL)
- 1992: Ted van der Parre (NED)
- 1993: Gary Taylor (UK)
- 1994: Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL)
- 1995: Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL)
- 1996: Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL)
- 1997: Jouko Ahola (FIN)
- 1998: Magnus Samuelsson (SWE)
- 1999: Jouko Ahola (FIN)
- 2000: Janne Virtanen (FIN)
- 2001: Svend Karlsen (NOR)
- 2002: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2003: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2004: Vasyl Virastyuk (UKR)
- 2005: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2006: Phil Pfister (USA)
- 2007: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2008: Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2009: Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2010: Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2011: Brian Shaw (USA)
- 2012: Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2013: Brian Shaw (USA)
- 2014: Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2015: Brian Shaw (USA)
- 2016: Brian Shaw (USA)
- 2017: Eddie Hall (UK)
- 2018: Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
- 2019: Martins Licis (USA)
- 2020: Oleksii Novikov (UKR)
- 2021: Tom Stoltman (UK)
- 2022: Tom Stoltman (UK)
- 2023: Mitchell Hooper (CAN)
- 2024: Tom Stoltman (UK)