Ab Wolders
Ab Wolders | |
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Born | Albertus Wolders (1951-06-10) 10 June 1951 (age 73) Netherlands |
Other names | "The World's fastest Strongman" |
Occupation(s) | Strongman, Powerlifting |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Children | Albert and Robert-Jan |
Website | Official website |
Competition record | ||
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Strongman | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
World's Strongest Man | ||
2nd | 1984 World's Strongest Man | |
3rd | 1986 World's Strongest Man | |
4th | 1988 World's Strongest Man | |
2nd | 1989 World's Strongest Man | |
Europe's Strongest Man | ||
1st | 1987 | |
Strongest man of the Netherlands | ||
1st | 1984 | |
1st | 1985 | |
2nd | 1989 tie w/Ted van der Parre | |
World Muscle Power Championships | ||
3rd | 1989 | |
Pure Strength | ||
3rd | 1988 w/Tjalling van den Bosch | |
4th | 1989 w/Tjalling van den Bosch | |
World Strongman Challenge | ||
2nd | 1987 | |
Powerlifting | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
IPF World Powerlifting Championships[1] | ||
3rd | 1982 | 125kg |
2nd | 1983 | 110kg |
1st | 1984 | 125kg |
1st | 2012 | -120kg (masters) |
EPF European Powerlifting Championships[2] | ||
2nd | 1982 | 125kg |
2nd | 1983 | 125kg |
1st | 1984 | 125kg |
Ab Wolders (born 10 June 1951) is a former strongman and world champion Powerlifter from the Netherlands. He was runner-up at the World's Strongest Man competition on two occasions, placing second to Jón Páll Sigmarsson in 1984 and to Jamie Reeves in 1989. He finished 3rd at the World's Strongest Man games in 1986, 4th in 1988, 1st at Europe's Strongest Man in 1987 and was twice Strongest man of the Netherlands.[3] Ab won the IPF World Powerlifting Championships in 1984 in the 125 kg category.
Wolders started competing again at an older age. In 2012 and 2014 he became world champion powerlifting, Masters III.
Wolders competed at 6'0" (183 cm) and approximately 276 lb (125 kg) during his strongman career.
Honours
- 1st place IPF World Powerlifting Championships 125 kg class (1984)
- 1st place EPF European Powerlifting Championships 125 kg class (1984)
- 1st place Strongest man of the Netherlands (1984)
- 2nd place 1984 World's Strongest Man
- 1st place Strongest man of the Netherlands (1985)
- 3rd place 1986 World's Strongest Man
- 1st place Europe's Strongest Man (1987)
- 4th place 1988 World's Strongest Man
- 2nd place 1989 World's Strongest Man
- 1st place IPF European Powerlifting Championships Master III (705 kg total) -120 kg class (2012)
- 1st place IPF World Masters III Champion (740,5 total) (world records: squat 280.5 kg and total 740.5 kg (Plzeň) -120 kg (2014)
References
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
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- 1980:
Geoff Capes (ENG)
- 1981:
Lars Hedlund (SWE)
- 1982:
Geoff Capes (ENG)
- 1983:
Simon Wulfse (NED)
- 1984:
Geoff Capes (ENG)
- 1985:
Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1986:
Jón Páll Sigmarsson (ISL)
- 1987:
Ab Wolders (NED)
- 1988:
Jamie Reeves (ENG)
- 1989:
Jamie Reeves (ENG)
- 1990:
Henning Thorsen (DEN)
- 1991:
Gary Taylor (WAL) &
Forbes Cowan (SCO) (tied)
- 1992:
Ted van der Parre (NED) &
László Fekete (HUN)
- 1993:
Manfred Hoeberl (AUT)
- 1994:
Magnús Ver Magnússon (ISL) &
Manfred Hoeberl (AUT)
- 1995:
Riku Kiri (FIN)
- 1996:
Riku Kiri (FIN)
- 1997:
Riku Kiri (FIN)
- 1998:
Jouko Ahola (FIN)
- 1999:
Jouko Ahola (FIN)
- 2000:
Berend Veneberg (NED)
- 2001:
Svend Karlsen (DEN)
- 2002:
Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2003:
Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2004:
Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2005:
Jarek Dymek (POL)
- 2007:
Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2008:
Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2009:
Mariusz Pudzianowski (POL)
- 2010:
Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2012:
Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2013:
Žydrūnas Savickas (LIT)
- 2014:
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
- 2015:
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
- 2016:
Laurence Shahlaei (ENG)
- 2017:
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
- 2018:
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
- 2019:
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (ISL)
- 2020:
Luke Richardson (ENG)
- 2021:
Luke Stoltman (SCO)
- 2022:
Oleksii Novikov (UKR)
- 2023:
Pavlo Kordiyaka (UKR)
- 2024:
Luke Stoltman (SCO)