1. Robert William Maddison was born on 14 July 1981 and is an Australian motorbike stunt performer.
15 Facts About Robbie Maddison
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Robbie Maddison completed Year 10 at Kiama High School and took up an electrical apprenticeship.
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Robbie Maddison continued learning freestyle motocross tricks and after becoming proficient in the skills he entered his first amateur event, and won both the amateur and professional events at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.
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In early 2004 Robbie Maddison won Gold at the X Games held at Australia's Wonderland after completing 13 back flips.
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Robbie Maddison repeated the event immediately afterward, successfully landing the jump, as his fiancee Amy looked on.
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On 29 March 2008, Robbie Maddison broke his own world record twice during the Crusty Demons Night of world Records show in Melbourne, Australia.
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On 30 May 2009, Robbie Maddison indicated he was more than just a stuntman by defeating the world's best freestyle riders at the Calgary, AB, Canada stop of the Red Bull X-Fighters competition.
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On 13 July 2009, Robbie Maddison jumped Tower Bridge in London, with a backflip, whilst the drawbridge was open by 25 feet.
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In March 2010, Robbie Maddison become the first person to jump the start gantry at the Formula One in Melbourne, Australia.
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On 7 April 2010, Robbie Maddison performed a motocross jump over the Corinth Canal in Greece.
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On 31 December 2011 Robbie Maddison attempted to jump 400 feet across San Diego Bay as part of Red Bull New Year No Limits, in a tandem jump with American snowmobile racer Levi LaVallee.
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Robbie Maddison went to Istanbul early in 2012 to be the motorbike stunt double for James Bond actor Daniel Craig in the Bond movie Skyfall.
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Robbie Maddison went on to receive a Screen Actors Guild Award for best stunt ensemble for Skyfall.
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Robbie Maddison's sponsors include Red Bull, Skullcandy, Swatch, Dunlop Sport, DC Shoe Company, Arnette, KMC, KTM, mophie, Parts Unlimited, Crusty.
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Robbie Maddison has a partnership with YETI SnowMX and C3 Powersports for a 2017 'Special Edition Robbie Maddison YETI SnowMX snowbike'.