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Arthur Robin
Born (1927-02-05) 5 February 1927 (age 97)[1]
NationalityFrench
OccupationProfessional bodybuilder

Arthur Robin (born 5 February 1927) is a French former professional bodybuilder.[2] He won the 1957 Mr. Universe championship.[3] He was the first Black winner of the competition.[4]

In film

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]

References

  1. ^ Article on Arthur Robin's 90th birthday (in Italian)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NABBA International Hall of Fame". World Fitness Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  4. ^ WFF / NABBA Latvia. NABBA Universe Champions. Retrieved 26 December 2019
  5. ^ Viennale. Mister Universo (OMDU). Retrieved 26 December 2019