Robbie Maddison

Robbie Maddison, nicknamed Maddo, is an Australian motorbike stunt performer born on 14 July 1981 in Caringbah who grew up in Kiama Downs, New South Wales. After competing in national motocross and supercross events he learned freestyle motocross tricks and, in his first amateur event, won both the amateur and professional events at Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. In early 2004 he won gold at the X Games at Australia's Wonderland after completing 13 back flips. In 2005 the Crusty Demons gave him the chance to break two world records, and on 31 December 2007 he broke the world motorcycle jumping record live on ESPN with a jump of 98.34 metres, extending it to 106.98 metres at a show in Melbourne on 29 March 2008. He has been recognised as one of the best FMX riders of all time.