Kevin Robinson (BMX rider)

Kevin Robinson
Personal information
Nickname"K-Rob"
NationalityAmerican
Born(1971-12-19)December 19, 1971
East Providence, Rhode Island
DiedDecember 9, 2017(2017-12-09) (aged 45)
East Providence, Rhode Island
OccupationFreestyle BMX Rider
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight199 lb (90 kg)
SpouseRobin Adams Robinson (m. ?–2017)
Children1 daughter, 2 sons
Sport
SportBMX
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
Gold medal – first place 2006 Los Angeles BMX Vert Best Trick
Gold medal – first place 2006 Los Angeles BMX Big Air
Gold medal – first place 2007 Los Angeles BMX Big Air
Gold medal – first place 2009 Los Angeles BMX Big Air
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Los Angeles BMX Big Air
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Los Angeles BMX Big Air
Gravity Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Providence BMX Vert
Silver medal – second place 2003 Cleveland BMX Vert
Updated on July 8, 2018

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]

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 Vert 3rd
2007 Summer X Games XIII BMX Big Air 1st
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

References

  1. ^ "Kevin Robinson's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Kevin Robinson, X Games BMX gold medalist, dies at age 45".
  3. ^ "Kevin 'K-Rob' Robinson, a former pro BMX rider, dies at age 45 - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.