Pro Sportsman No. 1 (最強の男は誰だ!壮絶筋肉バトル!!スポーツマンNo.1決定戦, Saikyō no Otoko wa Dare da! Sōzetsu Kinniku Batoru!! Supōtsuman Nanbā Wan Ketteisen, "Who is the Strongest Man?! Grand Muscle Battle!! Sportsman No. 1 Decisive Battle") was an annual program made by Monster9, the same company that produces series such as Kinniku Banzuke and SASUKE and broadcast on TBS TV.

Format

Competitors take on a series of physical and mental events, where better performance is rewarded with more points. Examples of events include "Tail Impossible", a running race where the last few competitors are eliminated every lap, and "Shot-Gun-Touch", where competitors must try to catch up to a falling volleyball. Whoever has the most points at the end of the competition wins. The Pro Sportsman Tournament (プロスポーツマン大会) was traditionally held on New Year's Day while the Celebrity Survival Battle (芸能人サバイバルバトル) was held in the spring and fall. Additionally an Amateur Sportsman Tournament (アマチュアスポーツマン大会) was held on 3 occasions in the spring and fall of 1995 and in the fall of 1996, with individual event winners selected only (no overall winner).

In 2010, Monster9 held a "Monster Box Special" rather than traditional format, 50 competitors were invited, including several members of Muscle Musical and three SASUKE All-Stars. Whoever could survive the Monster Box the longest was declared the winner.

After Monster9's bankruptcy in November 2011, all rights to the show fell completely into the hands of its broadcaster, Tokyo Broadcasting System. Eventually, they went to created Sports Danshi Grand Prix as the reboot of predecessor show with Wataru Fujita assumed as director and actress Alisa Mizuki served as commentator of this show. Ironically, it is only major Monster9 show that not handed to Masato Inui after bankruptcy, since Inui himself is current director of SASUKE under his own production company.

The original Sportsman No.1 show later returned on airwaves in June 8, 2020 as Sportsman No.1 Decisive Battle Legend features re-runs of Pro Sportsman No.1 2002 and various other scenes that including "The Gallon Throw World Championship".

Winners

Airdate Tournament Type Winner
1993.12.29IPro Sportsman ChampionshipYukio Tanaka
1995.01.01IIPro Sportsman TournamentTetsuya Iida
1995.03.29IIIAmateur Sportsman TournamentN/A
1995.10.05IVAmateur Sportsman TournamentN/A
1996.01.02VPro Sportsman TournamentMakoto Hasegawa
1996.04.02VICelebrity Survival BattleDaisuke Shima
1996.10.02VIIAmateur Sportsman TournamentN/A
1997.01.02VIIIPro Sportsman TournamentKazuo Matsui
1997.04.02IXCelebrity Survival BattleKane Kosugi
1998.01.01XPro Sportsman TournamentKoichi Ogata
1998.04.01XICelebrity Survival BattleKane Kosugi
1998.10.02XIICelebrity Survival BattleKane Kosugi
1999.01.01XIIIPro Sportsman TournamentTetsuya Iida
1999.03.26XIVCelebrity Survival BattleNaoki Iketani
2000.01.01XVPro Sportsman TournamentKane Kosugi
2000.03.24XVICelebrity Survival BattleKane Kosugi
2000.10.10-14XVIICelebrity Survival BattleKane Kosugi
2001.01.01XVIIIPro Sportsman TournamentDaisuke Ohata
2001.03.23XIXCelebrity Survival BattleShōei
2002.01.01XXPro Sportsman TournamentKoji Murofushi
2002.03.27XXICelebrity Survival BattleShōei
2002.09.27XXIICelebrity Survival BattleMasaru Nagai
2003.01.01XXIIIPro Sportsman TournamentDaisuke Ohata
2003.03.31XXIVCelebrity Survival BattleKinnikun Nakayama
2003.09.26XXVCelebrity Survival BattleNaoki Iketani
2004.01.01XXVIPro Sportsman TournamentTaka Miura
2004.04.05XXVIICelebrity Survival BattleNaoki Iketani
2005.01.01XXVIIIPro Sportsman TournamentNaoki Iketani
2005.04.05XXIXCelebrity Survival BattleKinnikun Nakayama
2005.09.28XXXCelebrity Survival BattleKinnikun Nakayama
2006.01.01XXXIPro Sportsman TournamentDaisuke Miyazaki
2006.03.29XXXIICelebrity Survival BattleKinnikun Nakayama
2006.10.04XXXIIICelebrity Survival BattleKinnikun Nakayama
2007.01.01XXXIVPro Sportsman TournamentPaul Terek
2007.03.30XXXVCelebrity Survival BattleWacky
2007.10.05XXXVICelebrity Survival BattleWacky
2008.01.01XXXVIIPro Sportsman TournamentDaisuke Miyazaki
2009.01.03XXXVIIIPro Sportsman TournamentDaisuke Miyazaki
2010.01.07XXXIXMonster Box SpecialHirokazu Ōyama

International Competitors

Occasionally, international competitors will be invited. Notable international competitors include American decathletes Paul Terek and Bryan Clay, and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino.


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