Kevin Robinson (BMX rider)

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 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.^[2][3]

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 Robinson (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

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.

X Games competition history

GOLD (4) SILVER (0) BRONZE (6)

YEAR	X GAMES	EVENTS	RANK	MEDAL
1995	Extreme Games	BMX Vert	8th
1998	Summer X Games IV	BMX Vert Double	7th
1999	Summer X Games V	BMX Vert	8th
2000	Summer X Games VI	BMX Vert	6th
2001	Summer X Games VII	BMX Vert	4th
2002	Summer X Games VIII	BMX Vert	4th
2003	Summer X Games IX	BMX Vert	3rd
2004	Summer X Games X	BMX Vert	3rd
2005	Summer X Games XI	BMX Vert	3rd
2005	Summer X Games XI	BMX Vert Best Trick	8th
2006	Summer X Games XII	BMX Vert	4th
2006	Summer X Games XII	BMX Vert Best Trick	1st
2006	Summer X Games XII	BMX Big Air	1st
2007	Summer X Games XIII	BMX Big Air	1st
2007	Summer X Games XIII	BMX Vert	3rd
2008	Summer X Games XIV	BMX Big Air	3rd
2008	Summer X Games XIV	BMX Vert	7th
2009	Summer X Games XV	BMX Big Air	1st
2009	Summer X Games XV	BMX Vert	9th
2010	Summer X Games XVI	BMX Big Air	6th
2010	Summer X Games XVI	BMX Vert	8th
2012	Summer X Games XVIII	BMX Big Air	3rd
2013	X Games Foz do Iguacu 2013	BMX Big Air	7th
2013	X Games Los Angeles 2013	BMX Big Air	6th