Simon Wulfse (born January 12, 1952 in

Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R ...

) is a

strongman In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or similar circus performers who performed feats of strength. More recently, strength athletics, also known as strongman competitions, have grown in popularity. These ...

from the

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. He finished third at the

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games in 1983. Wulfse won the

Europe's Strongest Man Europe's Strongest Man is an annual strength athletics competition which began in 1980. The event is held in various locations throughout Europe, and features exclusively European strongman competitors. Mariusz Pudzianowski holds the record for mos ...

title in 1983, his career best finish. He finished first in Strongest man of the Netherlands in 1982, and third in 1984. Wulfse also finished 3rd at the 1986 and 1987

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. He was arrested in 1989 and convicted of

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Honours

* 1st place Strongest man of the Netherlands (1982) * 1st place

(1983) * 3rd place

(1983)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wulfse, Simon 1952 births Living people Dutch strength athletes Sportspeople from Dordrecht