Alexander Dargatz (born May 1977 in Frankfurt) is a German bodybuilder.
Dargatz began systematic bodybuilding training at the age of 18. In 1997, he achieved second place in the fitness competition “Grand Prix of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.” In 1998, he won four junior championships and took third place in the German Championships in the Junior Class 2. After breaks to study medicine and a knee injury, he took second place in the middleweight division at the German Natural Bodybuilding Championships in October 2005.[1] In December of the same year, he won the overall victory in the fitness class at the 2005 WFF Bodybuilding World Championships, making him the bodybuilding world champion.[2]
Dargatz has been a vegan since 2000.[3] He is a well-known vegan advocate. The animal rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) nominated him for Sexiest Vegetarian German in 2008.
Dargatz studied human medicine and works as a continuing education assistant in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy (as of 2011).
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