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Holland Nationals 1996

Holland Nationals 1996 was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Eric Tilman.

Year
1996
Divisions
7
Competitors
19

Results by Division

All Contests

Holland Nationals 1996 Results

Eric Tilman Champion

1996 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Holland Nationals 1996 was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Eric Tilman.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 3, 2026 Accurate?

Defending HeavyWeight champion Yocha Hernandes, who won in 1995, did not return.

About this show

Full placings from the Holland Nationals 1996 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where 7 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight and Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight. 19 athletes competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

1st
Eric Tilman
Netherlands
2nd
Eduard Van Amsterdam
Eduard Van Amsterdam
Netherlands
3rd
Sandy Verstappen
Sandy Verstappen
Netherlands

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Eric Tilman 2nd win here Netherlands
2nd Eduard Van Amsterdam Netherlands
3rd Sandy Verstappen Netherlands

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Kingsley Frimpong First recorded win Netherlands
2nd Gerard Ross Netherlands
3rd Anthony Nmai Netherlands

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
2nd Daniel Lungu Netherlands
3rd Errol Engelhart Netherlands

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Theo Voorbij 4th win here Netherlands
2nd Ray Polfliet Netherlands
3rd Hans Teeven Netherlands

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Alexandra Kuilart (2) First recorded win Netherlands
2nd Jans Groenedijk (2) Netherlands
3rd Yvonne Melis 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.

Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight

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 Boey Huyerjans Netherlands
1st Monique Broers Netherlands

Official scores are unavailable.

Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Guzel Akgul (2) Title defense, 2nd win here -
2nd Sjeanne Raaymakers (2) Netherlands
3rd Jeanette Brinker Netherlands

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
19
Divisions
7
Size rank
21 of 27

The biggest field since 1995.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
1999 Jans Van De Linde Open
1965 Giuseppe Deiana Open
What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

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