Career
He represented the Netherlands at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008 and 2012. His personal best of 21.62 m for the shot put is the Dutch national record. A series of back problems affected his throwing after he competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and he did not return to competition until April 2011.
He also finished fourth in the men"s discus at the same championships.
This result was later upgraded to bronze after the disqualification of Zoltán Kővágó. Personal bests.