Ted van der Parre

Ted van der Parre (born 21 September 1955) is a former strongman from the Netherlands, who won the World's Strongest Man contest in 1992.^[1] He also participated in 1994 when he finished 8th, having to drop out after the second event due to a calf injury.^[2]

Ted van der Parre

Personal information
Born	(1955-09-21) 21 September 1955 (age 69) Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Occupation	Strongman
Height	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Medal record Strongman[1] Representing  Netherlands World's Strongest Man 4th 1991 1st 1992 8th 1994 Pure Strength 3rd 1990 w/Tjalling van den Bosch Strongest man of the Netherlands 2nd 1989 1st 1991 1st 1992 2nd 1993 1st 1994

At 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) and 160 kilograms (350 lb), Van der Parre is the tallest man ever to compete in the World's Strongest Man contest, and also had one of the lowest WSM BMI of 35.

He also won the Strongest Man of the Netherlands contest in 1991, 1992, and 1994.^[2]

Honours

• 1st place Sterkste Man van Nederland (1991)
• 4th place World's Strongest Man (1991)
• 1st place Sterkste Man van Nederland (1992)
• 1st place World's Strongest Man (1992)
• 1st place Sterkste Man van Nederland (1994)
• 8th place World's Strongest Man (1994) (injured)

Personal records

• Log press – 130 kg (287 lb) (1994 Strongest Man on Earth)
• Keg toss – 25 kg (55 lb) over 5.00 metres (16 ft 5 in) (1995 Manfred Hoeberl Classic)