Shigeru Sugita
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Shigeru Sugita is a Japanese bodybuilding champion who, in 1976, became the first Japanese bodybuilder to win the Mr. Universe competition.
Biographical
[edit]At the 1976 Universe Championships, Sugita finished first place in the short class and was the overall winner.[1] On the day of the competition Sugita and two fellow countrymen and contestants, Kozo Sudo and Masashi Enomoto, posed for photographs in London's Hyde Park Square, an event which caused much interest to passers-by, who lined up along the fences to watch.[2]
List of competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Category/Class | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | JBBA Mr. Japan | 3rd | |
| 1971 | JBBA Mr. Japan | 2nd | |
| 1972 | JBBA Mr. Japan | winner | |
| 1973 | NABBA Mr. Universe | short | 2nd |
| 1975 | NABBA Mr. Universe | short | 2nd |
| 1976 | NABBA Mr. Universe | short | 1st |
| 1976 | NABBA Mr. Universe | short | overall winner |
| 1979 | NABBA Universe Pro. | 4th | |
| 1981 | IFBB Mr. International | middleweight | 1st |
| 1985 | IFBB Night of Champions | 14th |