Cees de Vreugd

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]

Cees de Vreugd
Born9 March 1952
Katwijk, Netherlands
Died7 October 1998(1998-10-07) (aged 46)
OccupationStrongman Powerlifter
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Competition record
Strongman
Representing  Netherlands
World's Strongest Man
3rd 1985
Strongest man of the Netherlands
4th 1982
2nd 1984
Powerlifting
Representing  Netherlands
IPF World Powerlifting Championships
1st 1985 +125kg
Dutch National Powerlifting Championships
1st 1983 +125kg

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 May 2019.[3] De Vreugd competed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) and approximately 311 lb (142 kg) during his strongman career.[4]

Death

In 1998 De Vreugd died of a heart attack. De Vreugd is buried at a cemetery named Duinrust, located in Katwijk aan Zee.[4]

Tombstone, Cees de Vreugd - Duinrust, Katwijk aan Zee

Honours

References
  1. "realdutchpowe.nl". Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  2. Wimwam.nl/1985 Archived October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Powerliftingbond.nl Records
  4. "Cees De Vreugd". Strongestman.billhenderson.org. 1952-03-09. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  5. "Cees de Vreugd, Katwijksche Post: Strongman 1985 3rd and 1000 kg result powerlifting". Sites.google.com. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
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