Zijlstra was born in Wolsum, Friesland. He managed his first podium finish at the Strongest man of the Netherlands in 1991 where he finished second after Ted van der Parre. It took him until 1994 to reach the podium again. This time he finished third after Ted van der Parre and Berend Veneberg. After this he finished several more times on the podium but it would take him until 2001 to finally win the tournament.[2] After this victory he would not compete again and started focusing on Highland Games. He was invited twice to compete in the World's Strongest Man on both occasions he reached the final. In 1998 he competed together with his rival from the Netherlands Berend Veneberg and would finish third in the final.[2] In 2001 he finished eight in the World's Strongest Man competition.[2] Zijlstra competed together with Berend Veneberg on several occasions in the World's Strongest Team competition and won the tournament in 1998. After this they reached the podium several more times but did not win again. He finished the Elfstedentocht twice.[1] Wout won the NK Highland Games in 2003 and 2004 and held the world record for the 56 lb. weight for height[3] for more than a decade until it was finally beaten by Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson. Zijlstra works as an inspector of meat and does security jobs.[1] He is married and has 3 children.[1]
wout, zijlstra, born, august, 1964, wolsum, former, strongman, highland, games, athlete, from, netherlands, competed, world, strongest, competition, occasions, winning, place, 1998, behind, sweden, magnus, samuelsson, finland, jouko, ahola, personal, informati. Wout Zijlstra born 4 August 1964 in Wolsum is a former strongman and Highland Games athlete from the Netherlands He competed in the World s Strongest Man competition on two occasions winning the 3rd place in 1998 behind Sweden s Magnus Samuelsson and Finland s Jouko Ahola Wout ZijlstraPersonal informationBorn 1964 08 04 4 August 1964 age 59 Wolsum Friesland The NetherlandsOccupationStrongman Highland GamesHeight1 97 m 6 ft 5 1 2 in 1 Medal record StrongmanRepresenting NetherlandsWorld s Strongest Man3rd 19988th 2001Strongest man of the Netherlands2nd 19913rd 19942nd 19962nd 19971st 2001World s Strongest Team1st 1998 wBerend Veneberg4th 1999 w Berend Veneberg3rd 2001 w Jarno Hams3rd 2000 w Berend Veneberg2nd 2002 w Berend VenebergHighland GamesRepresenting NetherlandsNK Highland Games1st 20031st 2004 Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksBiography editZijlstra was born in Wolsum Friesland He managed his first podium finish at the Strongest man of the Netherlands in 1991 where he finished second after Ted van der Parre It took him until 1994 to reach the podium again This time he finished third after Ted van der Parre and Berend Veneberg After this he finished several more times on the podium but it would take him until 2001 to finally win the tournament 2 After this victory he would not compete again and started focusing on Highland Games He was invited twice to compete in the World s Strongest Man on both occasions he reached the final In 1998 he competed together with his rival from the Netherlands Berend Veneberg and would finish third in the final 2 In 2001 he finished eight in the World s Strongest Man competition 2 Zijlstra competed together with Berend Veneberg on several occasions in the World s Strongest Team competition and won the tournament in 1998 After this they reached the podium several more times but did not win again He finished the Elfstedentocht twice 1 Wout won the NK Highland Games in 2003 and 2004 and held the world record for the 56 lb weight for height 3 for more than a decade until it was finally beaten by Iceland s Hafthor Julius Bjornsson Zijlstra works as an inspector of meat and does security jobs 1 He is married and has 3 children 1 Honours editthird place World s Strongest Man 1998 first place World s Strongest Team 1998 w Berend Veneberg first place Strongest man of the Netherlands 2001 eighth place World s Strongest Man 2001 first place NK Highland Games 2003 first place NK Highland Games 2004 References edit a b c d woutzijlstra nl Retrieved 1 January 2010 a b c realdutchpowe nl Retrieved 1 January 2010 billhenderson org Retrieved 1 September 2010 External links editPersonal website Wout Zijlstra on realdutchpower nlPreceded byBerend Veneberg Strongest man of the Netherlands2001 Succeeded byBerend Veneberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wout Zijlstra amp oldid 1172243871, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
