Jarno Hams (born 1974, Hengelo) is a strongman from the Netherlands. He was six times Holland's Strongest Man. And participated in the World's Strongest Man in 2002 and 2003 but failed to qualify for the finals both times. On July 12, 2008 Hams did win the Holland's Strongest Man title for the fifth time in a row.Hams was born in Hengelo, Overijssel and grew up in Vroomshoop. One of his greatest hobbies is soccer, he played 19 years for the local soccer club VV Vroomshoopse Boys. The first strongman contest he competed in was the ‘Sterkste man van Oost-Nederland’ (Strongest man of east Netherlands) in 1996 where he finished third after this he followed some trainings lessons from Berend Veneberg then the Strongest man of the Netherlands. He managed his first podium finish at the Strongest man of the Netherlands in 1999 where he finished third. In 2001 he placed second behind Wout Zijlstra. It would take him till 2004 to finally win the tournament for the first time a feat he would repeat till 2008. He was invited for the World's Strongest Man competition in 2002 and 2003 but did not managed to get past the qualifying heats. Hams competed together with Wout Zijlstra in the World's Strongest Team competition in 2001 where they finished third. In 2006 he would win the tournament with Edwin Hakvoort. He competed in the World Championship of the IFSA in 2005 and 2007 where he placed twelfth. Due to an injury he could not defend his title during the Holland's Strongest Man 2009 on July 12 in Vroomshoop. In 2010 he once again was the strongest man of the Netherlands This time his brother Eric Hams also competed at the Strongest man of the Netherlands. Jarno worked as truck driver and as doorman for a Discothèque in Hengelo.
