By Robin Roelofsen, GIANT!

The second edition of the Dutch Artemis Cup of the YBF (Your Body Federation) was staged on May 17, 2009 at the Kennemer Theater in Beverwijk, The Netherlands, which is home base for all YBF contests.

The auditorium was again fully packed, and the stage was occupied by sixty-two athletes competing fortop honors in their classes. And there were quite a few classes in this contest, a total of eighteen! Not all classes were packed, some only had two contestants, but some men’s classes sometimes had five or six contestants competing for the title.

After the Artemis Cup contest had finished, a large number of contestants, guided by Dutch NAC president Leon Spijkers, competed for a spot in the Dutch delegation to the NAC World Championships, which were to be held in The Hague on June 6, 2009.

Contest promoter Diana Kamies of the YBF was the first person in the Netherlands who on stage during the Artemis Cup acknowledged the importance and influence to the sport of bodybuilding in the Netherlands of bodybuilder Randy Vogelzang, who deceased earlier this year. With a dramatic posing routine by Randy on DVD, Randy

The Men's Randy Vogelzang Best Posing Award

was honored in the company of friends and family, after which the YBF announced that from this contest forward, the best posing trophy for the male and female athletes were to be named the Randy Volgelzang Best Posing Awards. The first awards were presented to the athletes by Randy’s brother Duan Vogelzang during this contest. A fitting reminder of a great bodybuilder and great person.

Due to the lighting in the auditorium and some bad camera settings done by me, the pictures did not turn out to be as good as I hoped for. I sincerely hope this will not diminish your viewing experience of the contest!

Below you can find all results and a selection of the pictures I took at the contest. The complete contest gallery of the Artemis Cup 2009 can be found here.

All photo's can be clicked on, which will open a second browser screen that shows the picture in a larger format.


Men Juniors Performance

1. Juun Mooi
2. Jeremi Wilbie
3. Michael Arema
4. Mitch Hoedemakers

Juun Mooi	Jeremi Wilbie	Michael Arema	Mitch Hoedemakers

Biceps comparison by Jeremi Wilbie, Juun Mooi and Michael Arema

Men Juniors Athletic

1. Robbin Bossen
2. Mattis de Visser

Robbin Bossen	Mattis de Visser	Mattis de Visser and Robbin Bossen doing a front double biceps

Men Juniors Superbody I

1. Gerard Dorenbos
2. Alessandro Peddis

Gerard Dorenbos	Alessandro Peddis	Gerard Dorenbos and Alessandro Peddis show their sixpack

Men Juniors Superbody II

1. Nataraja Immanuel van Luijk
2. Jelle Siemonsma

Nataraja Immanuel van Luijk	Jelle Siemonsma	Jelle Siemonsma and Nataraja Immanuel van Luijk comparing biceps

Men Masters Athletic

1. Edwin Simon (and winner of the Randy Vogelzang Award Best Posing Men)
2. Rene Carcia Foronda Wolfgang
3. Hunberto Doorenbal

Edwin Simon	Rene Carcia Foronda Wolfgang	Hunberto Doorenbal

The arms of Hunberto Doorenbal, Edwin Simon and Rene Carcia Foronda Wolfgang

Men Masters Superbody

1. Juan Parra Elbawez
2. Peter Brees
3. Werner van Wingen
4. Dominiek de Crem
5. Andreas Elfrink

Juan Parra Elbawez	Peter Brees	Werner van Wingen	Dominiek de Crem

Andreas Elfrink	Peter Brees, Juan Parra Elbawez and Werner van Wingen spread their lats

Men Masters Body Xtreme

1. Aziz Bozkurt
2. Stefan van den Heuvel

Aziz Bozkurt	Stefan van den Heuvel	Aziz Bozkurt and Stefan van den Heuvel during the symmetry round

Women Performance

1. Willeke Bartels
2. Kirsten Renfurm
3. Dinah Stommels

Willeke Bartels	Kirsten Renfurm	Dinah Stommels

Willeke Bartels, Kirsten Renfurm and Dinah Stommels

Women Athletic

1. Elsje Bollen
2. Brenda Slijkhuis
3. Jet van Gemert

Elsje Bollen	Elsje Bollen	Brenda Slijkhuis	Brenda Slijkhuis

Jet van Gemert	Jet van Gemert	Elsje Bollen, Brenda Slijkhuis and Jet van Gemert show their ripped abs

Women Superbody

1. Chantal Peeters (and winner of the Randy Vogelzang Award Best Posing Women)
2. Jaimy Maktari
3. Mariska Koldijk de Groot
4. Jaqueline de Groot (plus winner Women Superbody 40+)

Chantal Peeters	Chantal Peeters	Jaimy Maktari	Jaimy Maktari

Mariska Koldijk de Groot	Mariska Koldijk de Groot	Jaqueline de Groot	Jaqueline de Groot

Mariska Koldijk de Groot, Jaqueline de Groot, Chantal Peeters and Jaimy Maktari

Men Fitness

1. Ozzy Ozkan
2. Bert Huizinga (plus winner Men Masters Fitness)
3. Naser Mezuri
4. Jati Prasetya
5. Mesut Yilmaz
6. Arthur Wilbi

Ozzy Ozkan	Bert Huizinga	Naser Mezuri	Jati Prasetya

Mesut Yilmaz	Arthur Wilbi	Back double biceps by Naser Mezuri, Ozzy Ozkan and Bert Huizinga

Men Performance

1. Wesley Jaques
2. Ralph Jagersma
3. Sven Peeters
4. Eric de Roo
5. Martin Westra

Wesley Jaques	Ralph Jagersma	Sven Peeters	Eric de Roo

Martin Westra	Ralph Jagersma, Wesley Jaques and Eric de Roo turn their back on the jury

Men Athletic

1. Ciro Credendino
2. Cornee de Roo
3. Dawoud Bahrami
4. Johann Waterlander
5. Kevin Klein

Ciro Credendino	Cornee de Roo	Dawoud Bahrami	Johann Waterlander

Kevin Klein	Cornee de Roo, Dawoud Bahrami and Ciro Credendino

Men Superbody I

1. Jos de Graaf
2. Johnny Oud
3. Stephan Karels
4. Laurent Roux
5. Hans Mourik

Jos de Graaf	Johnny Oud	Stephan Karels	Laurent Roux

Hans Mourik	Johnny Oud, Jos de Graaf and Stephan Karels show their arms to the audience

Men Superbody II

1. Tommy van der Laan
2. Johan Mathijs
3. Henry Vos
4. Jeanny Barents
5. Peter Liefhebber

Tommy van der Laan	Johan Mathijs	Henry Vos	Jeanny Barents

Peter Liefhebber	Abs pose by Henry Vos, Tommy van der Laan and Jeanny Barents

Men Body Xtreme

1. Younes Seyour
2. John Elissen
3. Arjuna Evenhuis
4. Maaik Spaans
5. Jurgen Bekaert
6. André Speet

Younes Seyour	John Elissen	Arjuna Evenhuis	Maaik Spaans

Jurgen Bekaert	André Speet	Younes Seyour, Arjuna Evenhuis and Maaik Spaans

Selection NAC World Championships 2009

After the Artemis Cup had finished, the team representing the Netherlands at the NAC World Championships, to be held on June 6 2009, was selected. Some of the contestants also participated in the Artemis Cup. The selection resulted in the following strong Team Holland:

Men Masters: Daniel Lungu, Aziz Bozkurt, Edwin Nelson Simon (50+), Stefan van den Heuvel, John Jonk and Earl Maduro (50+)

Men Juniors: Gino Martina and Jelle Siemonsma

Women Fitness: Elsje Bollen and Willeke Bartels

Women Figure: Gisa ter Haar, Stacey Cosse, Chantal Peeters and Jaimy Maktari

Men Class 3: Tom van der Laan, Younes Seyour and Jerry Koolhoven

Men Class 2: John Elesen and Regi Gill

Men Class 1: Harry Thibaudier and Bert Willemsen


Guest Performances

Besides all terrific athletes competing in this contest, there were two great guest performances done by Harry Thibaudier and William Bonac:

Harry Thibaudier

Harry Thibaudier	Harry Thibaudier	Harry Thibaudier

William Bonac

William Bonac	William Bonac	William Bonac

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