Kelvin de Ruiter

Kelvin de Ruiter is a competitive strongman from the Netherlands and is a four-time Strongest Man of the Netherlands champion. Having competed in 43 International strongman competitions and winning 8 of them,

A carpenter by profession, he first noticed his talent for lifting heavy objects while working part time in a local breaker's yard. After training initially with his father, de Ruiter was mentored by former World’s Strongest Man bronze medalist Wout Zijlstra. de Ruiter is also known for his prowess in vehicle pulling, having won three World Truck Pull Championships. Log press – (2023 Strongest Man in the Netherlands) Arm over arm truck pull – for (2017 SCL World Truck Pull Championships) (World Record) Truck pull (harness only/ no rope) – for 25 meter course in 21.25 seconds (2023 Strongman Champions League World Truck Pull Championships) (World Record) Truck pull (harness only/ no rope) – for 25 meter course in 35.25 seconds (2019 Strongman Champions League World Truck Pull Championships) (World Record) Truck pull – for 25 meter course in 31.50 seconds (2023 Strongman Champions League Holland) (World Record) Truck pull – for 20 meter course in 26.70 seconds (2023 Strongest Man in the Netherlands) (World Record) Truck pull – for 25 meters 'slight downhill' – 20.25 seconds (2023 Strongman Champions League World Truck Pull Championships) (World Record)