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'''Kevin Robinson''' (December 19, 1971 – December 9, 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kevin Robinson's official X Games athlete biography|url=http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3012829/kevin-robinson|access-date=2021-01-11|website=X Games}}</ref> nicknamed '''K-Rob''' was a professional freestyle BMX rider. Widely recognized as one of the best riders of all time, Robinson was integral in creating Megaramp disciplines for BMX. Aside from this, Robinson was most notable for two stunts in his career: He was the first to successfully land a [[Double Flair]] (double backflip with 180 degree horizontal rotation) in competition at the [[X Games XII|2006 X Games]] and, in 2016, set the Guinness World record for the highest air on a BMX (27 feet) in his home town of East Providence, Rhode Island. Robinson was a longtime sponsor of [[Mat Hoffman|Hoffman Bikes]], [[Red Bull]], and [[Target Corporation|Target]]. Robinson died of a [[stroke]], ten days shy of his 46th birthday, on December 9, 2017.<ref>http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/bmx/article/21721457/kevin-robinson-x-games-bmx-gold-medalist-dies-age-45</ref><ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-kevin-robinson-dies-krob-bmx-20171211-story.html# |
'''Kevin Robinson''' (December 19, 1971 – December 9, 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kevin Robinson's official X Games athlete biography|url=http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3012829/kevin-robinson|access-date=2021-01-11|website=X Games}}</ref> nicknamed '''K-Rob''' was a professional freestyle BMX rider. Widely recognized as one of the best riders of all time, Robinson was integral in creating Megaramp disciplines for BMX. Aside from this, Robinson was most notable for two stunts in his career: He was the first to successfully land a [[Double Flair]] (double backflip with 180 degree horizontal rotation) in competition at the [[X Games XII|2006 X Games]] and, in 2016, set the Guinness World record for the highest air on a BMX (27 feet) in his home town of East Providence, Rhode Island. Robinson was a longtime sponsor of [[Mat Hoffman|Hoffman Bikes]], [[Red Bull]], and [[Target Corporation|Target]]. Robinson died of a [[stroke]], ten days shy of his 46th birthday, on December 9, 2017.<ref>http://xgames.espn.com/xgames/bmx/article/21721457/kevin-robinson-x-games-bmx-gold-medalist-dies-age-45</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-kevin-robinson-dies-krob-bmx-20171211-story.html#| title = Kevin 'K-Rob' Robinson, a former pro BMX rider, dies at age 45 - Chicago Tribune}} </ref> |
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==Video Game Appearances== |
==Video Game Appearances== |
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | East Providence, Rhode Island | December 19, 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 9, 2017 East Providence, Rhode Island | (aged 45)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Freestyle BMX Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Robin Adams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | BMX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Robinson (December 19, 1971 – December 9, 2017)[1] nicknamed K-Rob was a professional freestyle BMX rider. Widely recognized as one of the best riders of all time, Robinson was integral in creating Megaramp disciplines for BMX. Aside from this, Robinson was most notable for two stunts in his career: He was the first to successfully land a Double Flair (double backflip with 180 degree horizontal rotation) in competition at the 2006 X Games and, in 2016, set the Guinness World record for the highest air on a BMX (27 feet) in his home town of East Providence, Rhode Island. Robinson was a longtime sponsor of Hoffman Bikes, Red Bull, and Target. Robinson died of a stroke, ten days shy of his 46th birthday, on December 9, 2017.[2][3]
Video Game Appearances
Kevin Robinson was featured in ‘’Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX’’ for the PlayStation and ‘’Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2’’ for the Xbox (console), PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance and the GameCube. To promote the second game, Kevin as well as the other pro BMX riders featured went on a tour with 90 minutes of footage being used in the game.