Shigeru Sugita is a Japanese bodybuilding champion who, in 1976, became the first ever Japanese bodybuilder to win the Mr. Universe

Universe Championships

The Universe Championships are an annual bodybuilding event organised by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association . It has a number of competitions: NABBA Amateur Mr. Universe, Miss Figure, and Miss Toned Figure....

 competition.

Biographical

At the 1976 Universe Championships

Universe Championships

The Universe Championships are an annual bodybuilding event organised by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association . It has a number of competitions: NABBA Amateur Mr. Universe, Miss Figure, and Miss Toned Figure....

, Sugita finished 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

Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...

Square, an event which caused much interest to passers-by, who lined up along the fences to watch.

List of competitions

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