Tjalling van den Bosch


























Tjalling "Charlie" van den Bosch
Born
(1958-06-28) June 28, 1958 (age 60)

Netherlands Netherlands

Residence Netherlands
Occupation
Strongman Powerlifter Highland Games
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 308 lb (140 kg)

















































Competition record

Strongman
Representing  Netherlands

World's Strongest Man

7th
1990


Strongest man of the Netherlands

1st
1989


Pure Strength

3rd
1988 w/Ab Wolders


4th
1989 w/Ab Wolders


3rd
1990 w/Ted van der Parre


World's Strongest Team

3rd
1988 w/Ab Wolders


3rd
1990 w/Ted van der Parre


2nd
1995 w/Berend Veneberg & Ted van der Parre


Tjalling van den Bosch (born June 28, 1958, Achlum) or "Charlie" as he was often called, was a competitive Dutch powerlifter, strongman, and Highland Games athlete. He competed only once in World's Strongest Man in 1990 finishing 7th, however, he was scheduled to compete in 1989 but had to withdraw due to an injury. Tjalling won the Strongest man of the Netherlands contest in 1989.[1]


Tjalling studied psychology in Finland and has been training professional soccer players, speed skaters, track and field athletes and cyclists. His mental approach is also popular with companies, which have invited him to give inspirational talks. Tjalling is also a popular TV and movie personality in the Netherlands. He has appeared as a host on a game show for 3-1/2 years. His most famous movie being Bullseye! with Roger Moore and Michael Caine.[2]


Tjalling was founder of an organization called Pure Strength, which held events in 1987-1990. Tjalling also loves to play a game that demands the most from his mind, Draughts, he even ranks in the top 100 in the world.[3]



Records & Achievements



  • World record holder car-pull, 1998 (pulled eighteen cars, mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records)

  • 2 times World-Truck-Pull Champion (Petersborough 1989 & Birmingham 1991)

  • 1 time Dutch Strongest Man

  • Dutch Champion, Highland Games

  • Holds several Dutch Strongmen and Highland games records.[4]



References




  1. ^ http://strongestman.billhenderson.org/bios/tjal.html


  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2010-05-10.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2010-05-10.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2010-05-10.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)








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