John Uga

John Uga is a bricklayer from Everett, Massachusetts.

American Ninja Warrior 10
In qualifying, his run was cut, but he was one of many to fail the Lightning Bolts. He managed to stay in the top 30, just placing 30th overall.

In the city finals, his run was once again cut, but he failed the Lightning Bolts again. He placed 24th overall.

American Ninja Warrior 13
He was originally selected to compete on American Ninja Warrior 12, having been slated to participate in Washington D.C. However, due to COVID-19 delays, he was one of the many others who were not invited to compete on the modified season. Likely to make up for unprecedented circumstances, he did receive a call to compete on the next season.

John competed on the fourth episode of qualifying. His run was cut, but he made it to the fifth obstacle once again, going out on Pretzel Twist. He placed 19th overall and advanced to the semifinals.

In the semifinals, he competed in the second episode. At the start line, he made an entrance destroying a brick wall. From there, he made great work of the first seven obstacles, marking the first time he attempted/completed the Warped Wall in any ANW tournament. He was later one of many to go out on the eighth obstacle, Padlock. However, his pace there granted him the last spot on the leaderboard, as he placed 15th overall. As such, he was able to move on to the Las Vegas national finals in his sophomore season. His run in Vegas was digested, but it was shown that he failed the Jumping Spider.