Kevin Robinson (BMX rider)

Kevin Robinson

Personal information
Nickname	"K-Rob"
Nationality	American
Born	(1971-12-19)December 19, 1971 East Providence, Rhode Island
Died	December 9, 2017(2017-12-09) (aged 45) East Providence, Rhode Island
Occupation	Freestyle BMX Rider
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	199 lb (90 kg)
Spouse	Robin Adams (m. ?–2017)
Children	1 daughter, 2 sons
Sport
Sport	BMX
Medal record Summer X Games Representing United States 2006 Los Angeles BMX Vert Best Trick 2006 Los Angeles BMX Big Air 2007 Los Angeles BMX Big Air 2009 Los Angeles BMX Big Air 2003 Los Angeles BMX Vert 2004 Los Angeles BMX Vert 2005 Los Angeles BMX Vert 2007 Los Angeles BMX Vert 2008 Los Angeles BMX Big Air 2012 Los Angeles BMX Big Air Gravity Games 2001 Providence BMX Vert 2003 Cleveland BMX Vert
Updated on July 8, 2018.

Kevin Robinson (December 19, 1971 – December 9, 2017) 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 bike (27 feet) in his home town of East Providence, Rhode Island. Robinson was a longtime receiver of sponsorship from Hoffman Bikes, Red Bull, and Target. Robinson died of a stroke, ten days shy of his 46th birthday, on December 9, 2017.

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.

External links

• Kevin Robinson at the X Games (archived)