Patrik Baboumian (, ; born 1 July 1979) is an Iranian-born Armenian retired strongman in Germany and former bodybuilder. He promotes veganism.
Early life Baboumian was born on 1 July 1979 in Abadan, Iran, the son of Armenian parents. He moved to Germany at age seven.
Career Baboumian lifted in his second attempt in the 2009 German log lift nationals. The next year, he set a new German heavyweight log lifting record with 180 kg (396 pounds). In 2011, Baboumian competed at the log lifting world championship and placed 4th with a new German overall record of . On 21 May 2011, he lifted in Finland, winning the local competition. He also won "Germany's Strongest Man" in 2011 by winning the open division at the German strongman nationals. On September 20, 2015, Baboumian beat his record by completing the yoke walk with in Germany.
Personal life Baboumian has been a vegetarian since 2005 and became a vegan in 2011.German TV Show "Hallo Deutschland" May 4th, 2012, Min. 22:05 In November 2011, he became the new face of a campaign by the animal rights organization PETA, advocating a vegan diet. He has been featured in the 2018 Documentary The Game Changers, where one of the highlights is the record breaking Yoke-walk feat he performed during the 2015 Veg Fest.
Accomplishments
2011 German record in beer keg lifting (13 repeats)Deutsche Strongman Meisterschaft 2011. 8 August 2011. 2011 Germany's Strongest ManFlashreport Deutsche Strongman Meisterschaft 2011. Wettkampf Bericht von Body-Xtreme. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 2012 European Champion in Powerlifting Class—140 kg division (GPA)Patrik Baboumian wird Europameister Raw-Powerlifting EM (GPA) in Finnland . Wettkampf Bericht retrieved 10 June 2012. 2012 World record beer keg lifting Zeitungsbericht Hamburger Morgenpost – MOPO. Retrieved 19 August 2012. 2012 World record Front Hold 20 kg (1:26,14 Minutes)Patrik Baboumians world record attempt in Front... 2012-09-08 2013 World record yoke-walk, over in Toronto 2015 Veg Fest yoke-walk, in 28 secondsArticle on Clearly Veg , 20 September 2015.
See also List of vegans Strongman
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