Cees de Vreugd, also known as "Kees de Vreugd" (9 March 1952 – 7 October 1998) was a butcher, strongman and powerlifter from Katwijk, Netherlands. He finished third at the World's Strongest Man games in 1985.[1]
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| Born | 9 March 1952 Katwijk, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 October 1998 (aged 46) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Strongman Powerlifter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After competing in soccer in his youth, De Vreugd started weightlifting very late at the age of 29 in 1981. In 1982 he began competing as a powerlifter, and won the Dutch National Championships in 1983. De Vreugd won the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in the +125 kg class in 1985. De Vreugd was the first European to total 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) in powerlifting in 1985, including a 927 lb (420 kg) squat.[2] Later that year he made a total of 1002,5 kg which was the Dutch record for 32 years (until November 2017). Without using a bench shirt (what holds the upper body tight) it's still the raw Dutch record. The squat (420 kg) earlier in 1985 still stands as the Dutch record in April 2022.[3] De Vreugd competed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) and approximately 311 lb (142 kg) during his strongman career.[4]
Death
editIn 1998 De Vreugd died of a heart attack. De Vreugd is buried at a cemetery named Duinrust, located in Katwijk aan Zee.[4]
Honours
edit- Second place Strongest man of the Netherlands (1984)
- Third place World's Strongest Man (1985)[5]
External links
edit- (in Dutch) Pictures and info, Cees de Vreugd
References
edit- ^ "realdutchpowe.nl". Retrieved 2010-01-20. Krachtsporters.nl (maintenance/under construction)
- ^ Wimwam.nl/1985 Archived October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Powerliftingbond.nl Records
- ^ a b "Cees De Vreugd". Strongestman.billhenderson.org. 1952-03-09. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "Cees de Vreugd, Katwijksche Post: Strongman 1985 3rd and 1000 kg result powerlifting". Sites.google.com. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2013-10-19.