Holland Hercules 1983
Holland Hercules 1983 was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Nico Nieuwenhuizen.
- Year
- 1983
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Federation
- NBBF
- Divisions
- 6
- Competitors
- 31
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Nico Nieuwenhuizen | Johnny Laan |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior | Michel Boogman | Leen Koene |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Wout Reyersen | Evert Pommerel |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Ferry Townsend | Pierre Van Hattum |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior | Tonny Koenen , Jaap Van Nimwegen | Roy Menig |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | John Masseurs | Walter Van Elderen |
Holland Hercules 1983 Results
Holland Hercules 1983 was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Nico Nieuwenhuizen.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Clarence Davis, who won in 1982, did not return.
About this show
The Holland Hercules 1983 was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 6 divisions were judged, across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight. 31 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nico Nieuwenhuizen First recorded win | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Johnny Laan | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Rob Schutte | Netherlands |
| 4th | Wim DeRidder | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michel Boogman First recorded win | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Leen Koene | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Cor Sluymer | Netherlands |
| 4th | Frans Van Der Wegen | Netherlands |
| 5th | Martin Schot | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wout Reyersen First recorded win | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Evert Pommerel | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Joop Tartaglia | Netherlands |
| 4th | Chris Rosales | Netherlands |
| 5th | Marcel Klei | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ferry Townsend First recorded win | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Pierre Van Hattum | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Handy Elarif | Netherlands |
| 4th | Carlo Gregoire | Netherlands |
| 5th | Harry Richter | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Multiple class winners. This division was recorded without its weight classes, so several athletes share first place - each won a different class. These placements are not a single ranking and no overall champion can be identified from them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
Our source records 2 athletes in first place for this division, which cannot all be right. The placings below are shown exactly as recorded, and this division is being checked against the official scorecard.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tonny Koenen | Netherlands |
| 1st | Jaap Van Nimwegen | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Roy Menig | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Jerrel Tririe | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Dennis Schroevers | Netherlands |
| 4th | Mario Lentze | Netherlands |
| 5th | Kenneth Matthew | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Masseurs First recorded win | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Walter Van Elderen | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Michel Wijdeman | Netherlands |
| 4th | Loek Van Der Wal | Netherlands |
| 5th | Baki Acar | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 31
- Divisions
- 6
- Size rank
- 1 of 16
The biggest edition on record, across 16 we hold.
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
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