Ted van der Parre
Ted van der Parre | |
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| Born | Teodorus van der Parre 21 September 1955 |
| Occupation | Strongman |
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
| Competition record | ||
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| Strongman[1] | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| World's Strongest Man | ||
| 4th | 1991 | |
| 1st | 1992 | |
| 8th | 1994 | |
| Pure Strength | ||
| 3rd | 1990 w/Tjalling van den Bosch | |
| Strongest man of the Netherlands | ||
| 2nd | 1989 | |
| 1st | 1991 | |
| 1st | 1992 | |
| 2nd | 1993 | |
| 1st | 1994 | |
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.[2] He also participated in 1994 when he finished 8th, having to drop out after the second event due to a calf injury.[3] At 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) and 350 pounds (160 kg), 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.[3]
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
- ^ davidhorne-gripmaster.com
- ^ http://www.davidhorne-gripmaster.com/strongmanresults.html
- ^ a b "realdutchpowe.nl". Retrieved 2010-01-20.