Arthur Robin Explained

Arthur Robin
Birth Date:	5 February 1927
Nationality:	French
Occupation:	Professional 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]

Notes and References

1. Book: City University of New York. Caribbean Research Center. Wadabagei: a journal of the Caribbean and its diaspora. 10 October 2011. 2006. Caribbean Diaspora Press.
2. Web site: NABBA International Hall of Fame . World Fitness Federation . 10 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120403111247/http://www.worldfitnessfederation.de/nabba/frame1/na_int1_1.html . 3 April 2012 .
3. http://fitnes.lv/en/nabba-en/nabba-universe-champions/ WFF / NABBA Latvia. NABBA Universe Champions
4. http://www.circusfans.net/news/?view=16424 Article on Arthur Robin's 90th birthday
5. https://www.viennale.at/de/film/mister-universo-omdu Viennale. Mister Universo (OMDU)
6. https://www.circusfans.eu/2023/01/20/ci-ha-lasciato-il-leggendario-arthur-robin/ Ci ha lasciato il leggendario Arthur Robin