BEETROOT
World Record - Heaviest
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WEIGHT: | 156.6 lb (71.05kg) | |
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| GROWER: | Piet de Goede | ||
| LOCATION: | Netherlands | ||
| YEAR: | 2005 | ||
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Honorable Mentions:141.2 lb (64.04kg) - Siem Hartman - Netherlands - 2009 141.0 lb (63.96kg) - Doug Stevens - Great Britain - 2011 138.8 lb (62.95kg) - Jan Wijnker - Netherlands - 2006 135.8 lb (61.58kg) - Jaap Mol - Netherlands - 2001 125.4 lb (56.88kg) - Piet de Goede - Netherlands - 2001 121.6 lb (55.16kg) - Arjen Hamers - Netherlands - 2014 |
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World Record - Longest
 Joe Atherton and his 2016 World Record Longest Beetroot |
LENGTH: | 322" (818 cm) | |
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| GROWER: | Joe Atherton | ||
| LOCATION: | Nottinghamshire, UK | ||
| YEAR: | 2016 | ||
252" (640 cm) - Joe Atherton - Nottinghamshire, UK - 2015 |
Honorable Mention - Heaviest
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WEIGHT: | 51 lb (23.1kg) | |
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| GROWER: | Brad Wursten | ||
| LOCATION: | Netherlands | ||
| YEAR: | 2009 | ||
| Mr. Wursten also deserves an honorable mention for a 44 lb., 6 oz. (20.14 kg) Beet Root he grew the same year! | |||
| Mr. Wursten's 51 pounder above. | |||
Honorable Mention - Heaviest
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WEIGHT: | 42 lb., 12 oz. (19.39kg) | |
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| GROWER: | John Evans | ||
| LOCATION: | Alaska, US | ||
| YEAR: | 2009 | ||