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Gerard du Prie

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Gerard du Prie in 1981
Gerard du Prie on a TV show in 1982

Gerard du Prie (23 May 1937 – 11 March 2020[1]) was a strongman and powerlifter from Egmond aan Zee[2][3] in the Netherlands. He won two world titles in the superheavyweight class (+125 kg) at the World Masters Powerlifting Championships in 1983 and 1986, both times competing in the 40–49 age group.[4] He was the Strongest Man of the Netherlands in 1979 and runner-up in 1982.[5] He finished in eighth place at the 1980 World's Strongest Man competition.[6]

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