Simon Sulaiman | |
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Born | Simon Sulaiman 1971[1] Syria |
Occupation | Strongman |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 135 kilograms (300 lb)[2][3] |
Title | Holland's Strongest Man 2009 |
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www.simon-sulaiman.nl |
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Competitor for Netherlands | |||
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Qualified | 2009 World's Strongest Man reserve |
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Holland's Strongest Man | |||
2nd | 2004 | ||
1st | 2010 |
Simon Sulaiman (born 1972)[1] is a Syrian-born Dutch strongman competitor and entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition.
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Simon Sulaiman was born in Syria in 1972 and moved to the Netherlands in 1989. He first came to prominence as a strength athlete with a fourth place finish in th 2002 Holland's Strongest Man competition. Two years later he took second spot but it was not until 2009 that he finally won the competition in his adopted homeland. As a result of this he was invited to attend the 2009 World's Strongest Man as one two reserves. In 2008 and 2009 he was a regular competitor in the Strongman Champions League grand prix's though did not manage a podium finish.
He resides in the town of Almere.
He is also the head strength and conditioning trainer for Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion and K-1 standout Alistair Overeem.