Belgium's Strongest Man
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Belgium's Strongest Man is an annual strongman
competition held in Belgium
and featuring exclusively Belgian athletes. The contest was established in 2008. Jimmy Laureys
holds the record for most wins with 3 wins.
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Year
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Champion
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Runner-Up
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|3rd Place
|-
| 2008 || Jimmy Laureys
|| Simon de Vogelaere || Jeffrey Phlips
|-
| 2009 || Jimmy Laureys
|| Simon de Vogelaere || Karel van Hulsel
|-
| 2010 || Jimmy Laureys
|| Karel van Hulsel || Didier van Hamme
|}
Strongman (strength athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...
competition held in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and featuring exclusively Belgian athletes. The contest was established in 2008. Jimmy Laureys
Jimmy Laureys
Jimmy Laureys is a Belgian powerlifter and strongman competitor.-Biography:Jimmy was known as king kong at school due to his size. He began training seriously at the age of 15 and by 17 was powerlifting...
holds the record for most wins with 3 wins.
Top 3 placings
{| border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 0 1em 0 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 91%;"{| class="wikitable"
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Year
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Champion
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Runner-Up
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|3rd Place
|-
| 2008 || Jimmy Laureys
Jimmy Laureys
Jimmy Laureys is a Belgian powerlifter and strongman competitor.-Biography:Jimmy was known as king kong at school due to his size. He began training seriously at the age of 15 and by 17 was powerlifting...
|| Simon de Vogelaere || Jeffrey Phlips
|-
| 2009 || Jimmy Laureys
Jimmy Laureys
Jimmy Laureys is a Belgian powerlifter and strongman competitor.-Biography:Jimmy was known as king kong at school due to his size. He began training seriously at the age of 15 and by 17 was powerlifting...
|| Simon de Vogelaere || Karel van Hulsel
|-
| 2010 || Jimmy Laureys
Jimmy Laureys
Jimmy Laureys is a Belgian powerlifter and strongman competitor.-Biography:Jimmy was known as king kong at school due to his size. He began training seriously at the age of 15 and by 17 was powerlifting...
|| Karel van Hulsel || Didier van Hamme
|}