Ellen van Maris

Ellen van Maris (born 1957 in Amstelveen) is a former professional female bodybuilder from the Netherlands.

Biography

Van Maris competed at the local and national level in the Netherlands for two years, before earning her pro card by winning the lightweight class at the Women's World Amateur Championship in 1984. She then competed for six consecutive years in the Ms. Olympia contests, never finishing lower than ninth. Her best showing came in 1987, when she finished second behind Cory Everson. Van Maris was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2004.

Contest history

1982 Randstad Championships - 3rd 1982 Grand Prix, Netherlands - 5th 1982 Dutch Championships - 2nd 1982 European Grand Prix - 2nd 1983 Grand Prix, Brussels - 3rd 1983 Grand Prix, Netherlands - 1st 1983 European Championships - 4th 1984 European Championships - 3rd 1984 Dutch Nationals - 1st 1984 Women's World Amateurs - 1st (LW) 1984 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 9th 1985 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 7th 1986 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 3rd 1987 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 2nd 1988 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 5th 1989 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 5th