Ellen van Maris

Ellen van Maris
 Bodybuilder 
Personal info
Nickname Dutch Dynamo
Born 1957
Amstelveen, the Netherlands
Professional career
Pro-debut IFBB European Women's World Amateurs Championships, 1984
Best win IFBB Ms. Olympia Runner-Up, 1987
Predecessor Clare Furr
Successor Anja Langer
Active Unofficially retired in 1989

Ellen van Maris (born 1957 in Amstelveen) is a former professional female bodybuilder from the Netherlands.

Biography

Van Maris competed at the local and national level in the Netherlands for two years, before earning her pro card by winning the lightweight class at the Women's World Amateur Championship in 1984. She then competed for six consecutive years in the Ms. Olympia contests, never finishing lower than ninth. Her best showing came in 1987, when she finished second behind Cory Everson. Van Maris was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2004.

Contest history

References

  • McGough, Peter, Joe Roark, and Steve Wennerstrom, "Joe Weider's Bodybuilding Hall of Fame Inductees for the Year 2004", Flex, January, 2004
  • Roark, Joe, "Featuring 2004 Hall of Fame Inductee: Ellen Van Maris", Flex, August, 2004

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