EGVGA Results 2008

COMPETITION VEGETABLES

Pumpkin - European EGVGA growers
Rank Grower Info Weight kg Weight lb
1 Ian and Stuart Paton [UK] NEW EUROPEAN RECORD 660.9 1457.0
2 Jos Ghaye [Belgium] New Belgian record 615.6 1357.2
3 Frank and Mark Baggs [UK]   608.6 1341.7
4 Bernhard Preis [Germany] New German record 603.7 1331.0
5 Martin Reiss [Germany]   589.5 1299.6
6 Matthias Würsching [Germany]   583.6 1286.6
7 Anders Lilja [Sweden]   535.2 1180.0
8 Anders Lilja [Sweden]   523.9 1155.0
9 Robert Jaser [Germany]   521.8 1150.3
10 Leo Cuypers [Belgium]   498.0 1098.0
11 Peter Frei [Germany]   489.6 1079.3
12 Jos Ghaye [Belgium]   479.9 1058.0
13 Harry Poels [Netherlands]   474.3 1045.6
14 Harry Poels [Netherlands]   469.8 1035.7
15 Martin Reiss [Germany]   468.2 1032.2
16 Simon Hermelin [France]   466.9 1029.3
17 Martin Reiss [Germany]   459.0 1011.9
18 Jos Ghaye [Belgium]   457.4 1008.3
19 Iwan Horde [Netherlands]   437.9 965.4
20 Jonas de Swert [Belgium]   437.9 965.4
Pumpkin - non-European EGVGA growers
Rank Grower Info Weight kg Weight lb
1 Dan Bowles [USA]   595.6 1313.0
2 Phil Hunt [Canada]   538.6 1187.5
3 Ron Barker [USA]   537.1 1184.0
4 Sam Lovelace [USA]   533.2 1175.4
5 Phil Hunt [Canada]   524.4 1156.0
6 Don Young [USA]   520.0 1146.5
7 Kirk Chenier [Canada]   483.5 1066.0
8 Don Young [USA]   465.4 1026.0
Squash
Rank Grower Info Weight kg Weight lb
1 Leo Cuypers [Belgium]   443.9 978.6
2 Leo Cuypers [Belgium]   368.1 811.5
3 Mark and Frank Baggs [UK]   343.4 757.0
4 Iwan Horde [Netherlands]   321.1 707.9
- Sam Lovelace [USA]   315.3 695.2
5 Bernhard Preis [Germany]   300.2 661.8
6 Iwan Horde [Netherlands]   260.4 574.1
7 Arnold Horde [Netherlands]   250.8 553.0
8 Rick Sanders [Germany]   248.1 547.0
9 Rick Sanders [Germany]   239.5 528.0
10 Norbert Andres [Germany]   228.6 504.0
English marrow - 30 lbs and more (13.5 kg)
Rank Grower Info Weight kg Weight lb
1 Brad Wursten [Netherlands] New Dutch record 41.1 90.6
2 David Thomas [United Kingdom]   38.0 83.8
3 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   34.8 76.7
4 Mark Baggs [United Kingdom]   34.0 75.0
5 Frans van Gool [Belgium] New Belgian record 29.0 63.9
6 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   28.5 62.8
7 Andreas Wild [Germany] New German record 23.1 50.9
8 Andreas Wild [Germany]   19.5 43.0
9 Roger Rüegger [Switzerland]   18.5 40.8
10 Johannes Offermann [Germany]   18.5 40.8
11 Peter Woltan [Austria]   17.5 38.6
12 Johannes Offermann [Germany]   17.4 38.3
13 Andreas Wild [Germany]   17.0 37.5
14 Vasco & Leonardo Agnelli [Italy]   13.7 30.1
Long gourds - 75 inches and longer (2m)
Rank Grower Info Length cm Length in
- Al Eaton [Canada]   314.3 123.8
- Al Eaton [Canada]   302.3 119.0
- Sam Lovelace [USA]   290.8 114.5
- Sam Lovelace [USA]   284.2 111.9
1 Johannes Offermann [Germany]   266.2 104.8
2 Norbert Andres [Germany]   251.0 98.8
3 Peter Bohnert [Germany]   245.9 96.8
- Phil Hunt [Canada]   239.1 94.1
4 Patrick Sullivan [Ireland] New Irish record 235.0 92.5
5 Rick Sanders [Germany]   221.0 87.0
6 Frans van Gool [Belgium]   210.1 82.7
7 Iwan Horde [Netherlands] New Dutch record 196.2 77.3
8 Roger Rüegger [Switzerland]   194.0 76.4
Sunflower 12 feet and taller (3.6m)
Rank Grower Info Height cm Height in
1 Roger Rüegger [Switzerland]   456 179.5
2 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   442 174.0
3 Rick Sanders [Germany]   440 173.0
4 Johannes Offermann [Germany]   401 158.0
5 Norbert Andres [Germany]   372 146.5

OTHER VEGETABLES

Tall corn
Rank Grower Info Height cm Height in
1 Johannes Offermann [Germany] European record 551 217
2 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   444 175
- Phil Hunt [Canada]   433 171
3 Kaarina Rinne [Finland]   380 150
Tomato
Rank Grower Info Weight kg Weight lb
1 Beni Meier [Switzerland]   1.390 3.06
2 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   1.337 2.95
3 Lars Ornskov [Sweden]   1.301 2.87
4 Roger Rüegger [Switzerland]   1.260 2.77
5 Frans van Gool [Belgium]   1.246 2.75
6 Lars Ornskov [Sweden]   0.102 2.25
7 Ulla Bjorklund [Finland] Finnish record 0.954 2.10
8 Andreas Wild [Germany]   0.863 1.91
9 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   0.857 1.89
10 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   0.831 1.83
11 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   0.818 1.80
12 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   0.779 1.72
13 Anders Lilja [Sweden]   0.775 1.71
14 Janni Höllein [Germany]   0.730 1.61
15 Robert Jaser [Germany]   0.690 1.52
Watermelon
Rank Grower Info Weight kg Weight lb
- Phil Hunt [Canada]   31.0 68.4
- Bart Toftness [USA]   24.5 54.0
Beetroot
Rank Grower Info Weight kg Weight lb
1 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   8.15 18.0
Mangold
Rank Grower Info Weight kg Weight lb
1 Brad Wursten [Netherlands]   8.30 18.3