Shigeru Sugita (; 1946 or 1947 – 13 April 2025) was a Japanese bodybuilding champion who, in 1976, became the first Japanese bodybuilder to win the
Mr. Universe competition.
Biography
At the 1976
Universe Championships
The Universe Championships are annual worldwide bodybuilding events organised by the British National Amateur Body-Builders' Association (NABBA). Originally promoted as the contest, the event was expanded to include women's classes in 1968. Nota ...
, Sugita finished in first place in the short class and was the overall winner. 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. Sugita died on 13 April 2025, at the age of 78.
ボディビル界のレジェンド・杉田茂さん死去 78歳 シュワルツェネッガー氏とも面識あったNABBA世界王者
List of competitions
References
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1940s births
Year of birth uncertain
2025 deaths
Japanese male bodybuilders
Place of birth missing