Holland Nationals 1998
Holland Nationals 1998 was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Marlon Watson.
- Year
- 1998
- Location
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Federation
- NBBF
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
| Division | Winners | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Marlon Watson | Jurry Meyer |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Danny Van De Gijzen | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | John Medema , Michael Cronie , Omar Martha , Guus Marks , Johnny Verhey | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Erwin Williams (2) | Jamal Ahmed El Komy |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Theo Voorbij | Hans Teeven |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Anita Doderer | Ilja Strik (2) |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Guzel Akgul (2) | Ernanic DeBoer |
Holland Nationals 1998 Results
Holland Nationals 1998 was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Marlon Watson.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Eduard Van Amsterdam, who won in 1997, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Holland Nationals 1998 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where 7 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight and Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight. 23 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marlon Watson First recorded win | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Jurry Meyer | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Henk Visser | Netherlands |
| 4th | Ed Van Meerkerk | Netherlands |
| 5th | Adam Salwanowicz | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Danny Van De Gijzen First recorded win | 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 - Lightheavyweight
Our source records 5 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 | Johnny Verhey | Netherlands |
| 1st | John Medema | Netherlands |
| 1st | Omar Martha | Netherlands |
| 1st | Guus Marks | Netherlands |
| 1st | Michael Cronie | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Erwin Williams (2) First recorded win | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Jamal Ahmed El Komy | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Theo Voorbij 5th win here | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Hans Teeven | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Glenn Waterval | Netherlands |
| 4th | Paul Huel | Netherlands |
| 5th | Reggie Gill | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anita Doderer Title defense, 2nd win here | Netherlands |
| 2nd | Ilja Strik (2) | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Anja Schoonhoven (2) | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Guzel Akgul (2) 3rd win here | - |
| 2nd | Ernanic DeBoer | Netherlands |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 11, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 18 of 27
The biggest field since 1997.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jans Van De Linde | Open |
| 1965 | Giuseppe Deiana | Open |
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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