Jitse Kramer

Jitse Kramer is a Dutch strength athlete born in Ferwerd on 13 March 1981, who stands 193 centimetres tall and weighs about 150 kilograms. He won the title of Strongest Man of the Netherlands in 2013 at Boxtel, where he tore an Achilles tendon before the last event yet still threw all five Atlas Stones to win by half a point over Jan Wagenaar, and again on 18 July 2015 at Borculo, finishing second behind Alex Moonen in 2016. From 2016 he turned to international contests, taking second place at the Arnold Strongman South Africa in 2017 behind Mateusz Kieliszkowski and fifth at the Arnold Classic in 2019. He raised the Dutch deadlift record from 390 to 413 and then 420 kilograms in 2021, and placed third in the 2022 Masters Official Strongman Games for competitors over 40. He also works as a fitness instructor and personal trainer.