European Giant Vegetable Grower's Association

Weigh-off results 2008

European weigh-off results have been posted. Please follow the link given below.

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EGVGA Giant Veg Results

 

FINAL RESULTS 

 

Non-European EGVGA growers are listed without a ranking except for the pumpkin category. The first place pumpkin non-Euro EGVGA member receives a free membership.

 

COMPETITION VEGETABLES 

 

Pumpkin - European EGVGA growers

 

1st Ian and Stuart Paton [UK] - 1457 lbs  NEW EUROPEAN RECORD

2nd Jos Ghaye [Belgium] - 1357.2 lbs   New Belgian record 

3rd Frank and Mark Baggs [UK] - 1341.7 lbs 

4th Bernhard Preis [Germany] - 1331 lbs  New German record

5th Martin Reiss [Germany] - 1299.6 lbs

6th Matthias Würsching [Germany] 1286.6 lbs

7th Anders Lilja [Sweden] - 1180 lbs

8th Anders Lilja [Sweden] - 1155 lbs

9th Robert Jaser [Germany] - 1150.3 lbs

10th Leo Cuypers [Belgium] - 1098 lbs

11th Peter Frei [Germany] - 1079.3 lbs

12th Jos Ghaye [Belgium] 1058 lbs

13th Harry Poels [Netherlands] - 1045.6 lbs

14th Harry Poels [Netherlands] - 1035.7 lbs

15th Martin Reiss [Germany] - 1032.2 lbs

16th Simon Hermelin [France] - 1029.3 lbs

17th Martin Reiss [Germany] - 1011.9 lbs

18th Jos Ghaye [Belgium] - 1008.3 lbs

19th Iwan Horde [Netherlands] - 965.4 lbs

20th Jonas de Swert [Belgium] - 965.4 lbs

 

Pumpkin - non-European EGVGA growers

 

1st  Dan Bowles [USA} - 1313 lbs

2nd Phil Hunt [Canada] - 1187.5 lbs

3rd  Ron Barker [USA] - 1184 lbs

4th  Sam Lovelace [USA] - 1175.4 lbs 

5th  Phil Hunt [Canada] - 1156 lbs

6th  Don Young [USA] - 1146.5 lbs

7th  Kirk Chenier [Canada] - 1066 lbs

8rd  Don Young [USA] - 1026 lbs

 

Squash

 

1st  Leo Cuypers [Belgium] - 978.6 lbs

2nd Leo Cuypers [Belgium] - 811.5 lbs 

3rd  Mark and Frank Baggs [United Kingdom] - 757.0 lbs

4th  Iwan Horde [Netherlands] - 707.9 lbs

-----  Sam Lovelace [USA] - 695.2 lbs

5th  Bernhard Preis [Germany] - 661.8 lbs

6th  Iwan Horde [Netherlands] - 574.1 lbs

7th  Arnold Horde [Netherlands] - 553.0 lbs

8th  Rick Sanders [Germany] - 547.0 lbs

9th  Rick Sanders [Germany] - 528.0 lbs

10th  Norbert Andres [Germany] - 504.0 lbs

 

English marrow 

30 lbs and more (13.5 kg)

 

1st  Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 90.6 lbs (41.1 kg) New Dutch record

2nd David Thomas [United Kingdom] - 83.8 lbs (38.0 kg)

3rd  Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 76.7 lbs (34.8 kg)

4th  Mark Baggs [United Kingdom] - 75.0 lbs (34.0 kg)

5th  Frans van Gool [Belgium] - 63.9 lbs (29.0 kg) New Belgian record

6th  Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 62.8 lbs (28.5 kg)

7th  Andreas Wild [Germany] - 50.9 lbs (23.1 kg) New German record

8th  Andreas Wild [Germany] - 43.0 lbs (19.5 kg)

9th  Roger Rüegger [Switzerland] - 40.8 lbs (18.5 kg)

10th  Johannes Offermann [Germany] - 40.8 lbs (18.5 kg)

11th  Peter Woltan [Austria] - 38.6 lbs (17.5 kg)

12th  Johannes Offermann [Germany] - 38.3 lbs (17.4 kg)

13th  Andreas Wild [Germany] - 37.5 lbs (17.0 kg)

14th  Vasco & Leonardo Agnelli [Italy] - 30.1 lbs (13.65 kg)

 

Long gourds

75 inches and longer (2m)

 

-----  Al Eaton [Canada] - 123.75"

-----  Al Eaton [Canada] - 119.00"

-----  Sam Lovelace [USA] - 114.50"

-----  Sam Lovelace [USA} - 111.88"

1st  Johannes Offermann [Germany] - 104.8"

2nd  Norbert Andres [Germany] - 98.8"

3rd  Peter Bohnert [Germany] - 96.8"

-----  Phil Hunt [Canada] - 94.13"

4th  Patrick Sullivan [Ireland] - 92.5"  New Irish record

5th  Rick Sanders [Germany] - 87.0"

6th  Frans van Gool [Belgium] - 82.7"

7th  Iwan Horde [Netherlands] - 77.25" New Dutch record

8th  Roger Rüegger [Switzerland] - 76.38"

 

Sunflower

12 feet and taller (3.6m)

 

1st  Roger Rüegger [Switzerland] - 14 ft 11.5 in (456 cm)

2nd  Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 14 ft 6 in (442 cm)

3rd  Rick Sanders [Germany] - 14 ft 5 in (440 cm)

4th  Johannes Offermann [Germany] - 13 ft 2 in (401 cm)

5th  Norbert Andres [Germany] - 12 ft 2.5 in (372 cm)

 

 

OTHER VEGETABLES 

Tall corn

1st  Johannes Offermann [Germany] – 18 ft 1 in (551 cm) –  European record

2nd Brad Wursten [Netherlands] – 14 ft 7 in (444 cm)

-----  Phil Hunt [Canada] - 14 ft 3 in (433 cm)

3rd  Kaarina Rinne [Finland] - 12 ft 6 in (380 cm)

 

Tomato 

 

1st  Beni Meier [Switzerland] - 3.06 lbs (1390 grams)

2nd Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 2.95 lbs (1337 grams)

3rd  Lars Ornskov [Sweden] - 2.87 lbs (1301 grams)

4th  Roger Rüegger [Switzerland] - 2.77 lbs (1260 grams)

5th  Frans van Gool [Belgium] - 2.75 lbs (1246 grams)

6th  Lars Ornskov [Sweden] - 2.25 lbs (1019 grams)

7th  Ulla Bjorklund [Finland] - 2.10 lbs (954 grams) - Finnish record

8th  Andreas Wild [Germany] - 1.91 lbs (863 grams)

9th  Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 1.89 lbs (857 grams)

10th  Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 1.83 lbs (831 grams)

11th Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 1.80 lbs (818 grams)

12th Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 1.72 lbs (779 grams)

13th  Anders Lilja [Sweden] - 1.71 lbs (775 grams)

14th  Janni Höllein [Germany] - 1.61 lbs (730 grams)

15th  Robert Jaser [Germany] - 1.52 lbs (690 grams)

Watermelon

----- Phil Hunt [Canada] – 68.4 lbs

----- Bart Toftness [USA] – 54.0 lbs

Beetroot

1st  Brad Wursten [Netherlands] – 18.0 lbs (8.15 kg)

 

Mangold

 

1st Brad Wursten [Netherlands] - 18.3 lbs (8.30 kg)