Douwe Zijlstra
Douwe Zijlstra prepares for hammer throwing
Douwe Zijlstra, born in 1962 and around 235 lbs, is the older brother from Wout Zijlstra and a great allround sportsman. Competing again, in the over 50 class, after a layoff from Highland Games for almost 8 years years, he had a succesful comeback in the open Dutch Masters 2012.
Douwe who already competed as a master, some years ago, with likes of Hans Lolkema, was always good for a place in the top 3 in the regular competition. His WOB with the 42 lbs was almost 16 feet and his Weight for Distance was well over 57 feet. In his last competition he was not far from these figures and he already established some Dutch records in the over 50 class.
status: retired
Douwe who already competed as a master, some years ago, with likes of Hans Lolkema, was always good for a place in the top 3 in the regular competition. His WOB with the 42 lbs was almost 16 feet and his Weight for Distance was well over 57 feet. In his last competition he was not far from these figures and he already established some Dutch records in the over 50 class.
status: retired