Freddy F. Behin
| Freddy F. Behin | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Farhad Behahin |
| Born | September 2, 1971 Iran |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American, Persian |
| 🏫 Education | UCLA, UAG |
| 💼 Occupation | Gymnastics Coach, Athlete, Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, |
| Known for | Gymnastics, Rings |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Freddy F. Behin (born Farhad Behahin; September 02, 1971) is an American entrepreneur, medical doctor, athlete, success coach, and author.[1] In the gymnastics world, Freddy became known for being the first gymnast to compete a strength move on the Rings in 1996 which was later named after him as (‘Behahin’, the Olympic Maltese).[1] After Olympics of 2000 the Behahin move became illegal due to being too dangerous for the shoulders of the gymnasts. Freddy competed at the 1996 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He was also a starting gymnast UCLA as a Bruin.
Early life and education[edit]
Freddy Behin was born into a Iranian family in Tehran. He migrated to Hamburg, Germany at the age of 9 and resided there until 18 years of age. Freddy studied Physiology and completed his pre-med preparation at UCLA. He entered medical school in 1999 and graduated in 2003.
Career[edit]
Freddy started gymnastics in Hamburg and began competing in 1984 as a junior athlete. He became Hamburg’s champion in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989. He became 6th at the Junior National Championship in 1988 and 4th in 1999.
Freddy moved to California on January 1990 and began learning English in Junior Colleges while working as gymnastics coach at gymnastics clubs in Orange County and San Diego area. In 1994 once he became eligible to compete as an international athlete he received several offers as a starting gymnast to compete in University of California. He chose UCLA as his 1st choice to train and compete amongst national team members and Olympians.
Initially he studied Computer Science. Thereafter, he conducted and developed a software for the electrophysiology department modeling cardiac chaos and preventing ventricular fibrillation by flattening cardiac restitution. Subsequent to his involvement with this project he changed his major to Physiology and pre-med. and continued his journey of becoming a medical doctor in 1999.
During his undergraduate studies at UCLA, Freddy opened a gymnastics studio (Gymnastics World) to train children under his belief that any child can succeed in this sport and should have the opportunity to get a fair chance with dignity and honor to pursue this sport for what it has to offer building them from inside out.[2][3]
In the recent years Freddy Behin has been heavily involved in personal development and has joined Tony Robbins as one of his peak performance results coaches changing lives.[4] In 2016, Freddy published his book titled ‘Living Impossible Dreams".[5][6][7] He has been a motivational and business strategist public speaker.
Philanthropy[edit]
Freddy has been very active in his philanthropic endeavors in Africa and Mexico helping building schools and sponsor children as well as medical missions in Philippines where he has participated and helped save lives using his surgical skills.[1]
Awards[edit]
- 1995 - Rookie of the Year award
- 1997 - MVP by UCLA head coach Art Shurlock
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Milan, Ballroom. "FREDDY BEHIN M.D.: LIVING IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS". iaitam.org. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "Gymnastics World Welcomes Triple Olympic Gold Medalist to Staff". legacy.pitchengine.com. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "Businss spotlight: Jump Start Gymnastics". Quad City Times. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "Freddy Behin - Peak Performance Strategic Results Coach". coachfreddy.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ Freddy Behin, (2016) Living Impossible Dreams: How to be your best at everything … every time. (SIMA Publishing) ISBN 978-0-9985979-0-4, 978-0-9985979-1-1, 978-0-9985979-2-8
- ↑ "Living Impossible Dreams: A 7-Step Blueprint to help you break free from limiting beliefs that have chained you down, so you can achieving greatness in all areas of your life. Kindle Edition". amazon.com/. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ↑ "Living Impossible Dreams". wikisummaries.org. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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