Ellen van Maris | |
Nickname: | Dutch Dynamo |
Birth Date: | 1957 |
Birth Place: | Amstelveen, the Netherlands |
Firstproshow: | IFBB European Women's World Amateurs Championships |
Firstproshowyear: | 1984 |
Bestwin: | IFBB Ms. Olympia Runner-Up |
Bestwinyear: | 1987 |
Predecessor: | Clare Furr |
Successor: | Anja Langer |
Yesorretiredyear: | Unofficially retired in 1989 |
Ellen van Maris (born 1957 in Amstelveen) is a former professional female bodybuilder from the Netherlands.
Van Maris competed at the local and national level in the Netherlands for two years, before earning her pro card by winning the lightweight class at the Women's World Amateur Championship in 1984. She then competed for six consecutive years in the Ms. Olympia contests, never finishing lower than ninth. Her best showing came in 1987, when she finished second behind Cory Everson. Van Maris was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2004.