Arthur Robin
Born(1927-02-05)5 February 1927
Died20 January 2023(2023-01-20) (aged 95)
NationalityFrench
OccupationProfessional bodybuilder

Arthur Robin (5 February 1927 – 20 January 2023) was a French professional bodybuilder.[1] He won the 1957 Mr. Universe championship.[2] He was the first Black winner of the competition.[3]

Biography

Robin was born on 5 February 1927.[4] Robin played himself in the 2016 Austrian-Italian fictional film Mister Universo, in which a circus liontamer goes searching for Robin. The film was shown at the 2016 Vienna International Film Festival.[5] Robin died on 20 January 2023, at the age of 95.[6]

References

  1. ↑ City University of New York. Caribbean Research Center (2006). Wadabagei: a journal of the Caribbean and its diaspora. Caribbean Diaspora Press. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "NABBA International Hall of Fame". World Fitness Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  3. ↑ WFF / NABBA Latvia. NABBA Universe Champions. Retrieved 26 December 2019
  4. ↑ Article on Arthur Robin's 90th birthday (in Italian)
  5. ↑ Viennale. Mister Universo (OMDU). Retrieved 26 December 2019
  6. ↑ Ci ha lasciato il leggendario Arthur Robin (in Italian)


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