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{{Infobox_Person
| name = David Campbell
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|name = David Campbell
| home = U.S.A.
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|image = Japan 23.jpg
 
|caption = ''Campbell with [[Olivia Munn]]'', [[SASUKE 22]]
| image = Japan 23.jpg
 
 
|birth_date = June 23, 1977
| imagesize = 300px
 
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|home = Scotts Valley, California, USA
| caption = ''Campbell with [[Olivia Munn]]'', [[SASUKE 22]]
 
 
|job = Musician/Pizza Delivery Driver,
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|6|23}}
 
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Sound Engineer
| job = Musician/Pizza Delivery Driver
 
| height = 180cm
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|height = 180cm
| weight = 75kg
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|weight = 75kg
| s_nickname = "The Godfather"
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|s_nickname = "The Godfather"
 
"Bố Già" (VTV)
 
"Bố Già" (VTV)
 
|s_song = ''Homecoming'' from Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief soundtrack
| s_comps = [[List of SASUKE competitions|3 Competitions]]
 
| s_first = [[SASUKE 22]]
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|s_first = [[SASUKE 22]]
| s_last = [[SASUKE 27]]
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|s_last = [[SASUKE 27]]
 
|s_comps = [[List of SASUKE competitions|3 Competitions]]
| s_best = [[SASUKE 27]], [[Ultimate Cliffhanger]], [[Third Stage]]
 
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|s_best = [[SASUKE Vietnam 2]],[[Kanzenseiha]]
| s_song = ''Homecoming'' from Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief soundtrack
 
| website = [http://www.youtube.com/user/supernouht YouTube]
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|website = [http://www.youtube.com/user/supernouht YouTube]
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|age = {{age|1977|6|23}}}}
 
'''David Campbell''' (デイヴィッド・キャンベル) is a musician who competes in both SASUKE and American Ninja Warrior. He is notable for being the first ever American Ninja Warrior competitor to build an obstacle course in his backyard and currently holds the fastest Stage One clear time in SASUKE.
 
'''David Campbell''' (デイヴィッド・キャンベル) is a musician who competes in both SASUKE and American Ninja Warrior. He is notable for being the first ever American Ninja Warrior competitor to build an obstacle course in his backyard and currently holds the fastest Stage One clear time in SASUKE.
   
He also became the first person to achieve kanzenseiha in Sasuke Vietnam and the third American to achieve [[kanzenseiha]], as he completed all of the stages in [[Sasuke Vietnam 2]].
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He also became the first person to achieve kanzenseiha in Sasuke Vietnam and the third American to achieve [[kanzenseiha]], as he completed all of the stages in [[SASUKE Vietnam 2]].
   
 
==SASUKE==
 
==SASUKE==
 
Campbell made his debut in [[SASUKE 22]], via winnning the fourth and final American preliminary competition, the [[American Ninja Challenge]]. During his run, he showed good speed. However, he lost time on the [[Jumping Spider]] mentally preparing for and testing the trampoline. He was able to battle through most of the First Stage. When he got to the new [[Slider Jump]], he initially missed the net but was able to hold on by only a foot and two fingers after he fell. While he did not touch water, his foot got caught in the net and he lost valuable time. Ultimately, he made it to the [[Rope Ladder]] before timing out. In the tournament, he went farther than all other Americans and all of the [[SASUKE All-Stars|All-Stars]] that competed.
 
Campbell made his debut in [[SASUKE 22]], via winnning the fourth and final American preliminary competition, the [[American Ninja Challenge]]. During his run, he showed good speed. However, he lost time on the [[Jumping Spider]] mentally preparing for and testing the trampoline. He was able to battle through most of the First Stage. When he got to the new [[Slider Jump]], he initially missed the net but was able to hold on by only a foot and two fingers after he fell. While he did not touch water, his foot got caught in the net and he lost valuable time. Ultimately, he made it to the [[Rope Ladder]] before timing out. In the tournament, he went farther than all other Americans and all of the [[SASUKE All-Stars|All-Stars]] that competed.
   
Campbell tried out in the first [[American Ninja Warrior]] for a spot in [[SASUKE 23]], clearing the first two stages with one of the top times. However, he committed a rules infraction on one of the beach obstacles by touching the sand on the ground, and while he later noted several other competitors got away with the same rule, he nevertheless had to redo the obstacle and lost a qualifying spot as a result. His nephew, [[Travis Furlanic]], did qualify and failed the [[Jumping Spider]].
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Campbell tried out in the first [[American Ninja Warrior]] for a spot in [[SASUKE 23]], clearing qualifying with a fast time of 35 seconds, one of the fastest of the day. He also blazed through the semi-finals, including clearing the [[Tarzan Rope (ターザンロープ)|Tarzan Rope]] in just two swings. He cleared in 1:30.7 minutes overall, and placed 3rd overall, knocking [[Matt Marshall]] off the leaderboard and moving on to the finals.
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However, during the finals, he struggled greatly on the course. In the first stage, he had trouble gripping the cinder-blocks and winded up in 10th place at the end of the stage. In the second stage, he struggled on the army crawl, and he committed a rules infraction on one of the beach obstacles by touching the sand on the ground. While he later noted several other competitors got away with the same rule, he nevertheless had to redo the obstacle and lost a qualifying spot as a result, placing 13th overall. However, his nephew, [[Travis Furlanic]], did qualify and failed the [[Jumping Spider]].
   
 
Fueled by his failures both in Japan and America, Campbell built a replica of the entire First Stage as well as several Second and Third Stage obstacles such as the [[Salmon Ladder]], [[Shin-Cliffhanger]], and [[Ultimate Cliffhanger]]. Campbell's course was featured on G4's ''Attack of the Show'' and on TruTV's ''World's Dumbest Thrillseekers'' (despite being vague about the course due to copyright purposes).
 
Fueled by his failures both in Japan and America, Campbell built a replica of the entire First Stage as well as several Second and Third Stage obstacles such as the [[Salmon Ladder]], [[Shin-Cliffhanger]], and [[Ultimate Cliffhanger]]. Campbell's course was featured on G4's ''Attack of the Show'' and on TruTV's ''World's Dumbest Thrillseekers'' (despite being vague about the course due to copyright purposes).
   
Campbell's practice paid off, and in [[American Ninja Warrior 2]], Campbell once again blazed through the first two stages and made it out of Boot Camp with a qualifying spot. In [[SASUKE 26]], he slipped on the [[Giant Swing]] but cleared the First Stage with the fastest time of 21.51 seconds. He had the fastest time in the Second Stage with 23.4 seconds. In the Third Stage he made an impressive attempt, and though he managed to clear the first three obstacles, he slipped while transferring to the fourth ledge of the [[Ultimate Cliffhanger]] and failed. Once again of the Americans in that tournament, he performed the best.
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Campbell's practice paid off, and in [[American Ninja Warrior 2]], Campbell once again blazed through the first two stages and made it out of Boot Camp with a qualifying spot. In [[SASUKE 26]], he managed to avenge his failure in [[SASUKE 22]] and clear the entire First Stage with 21.51 seconds left on the clock, even completing the [[Giant Swing]] with a new technique of grabbing the cargo net with his feet. He managed to continue his success and finish the Second Stage with the fastest time of the night: 23.4 seconds left on the clock. In the Third Stage he made an impressive attempt, and though he managed to clear the first three obstacles, he slipped off the [[Ultimate Cliffhanger]] while transitioning to the fourth ledge and failed. It was revealed that he failed to give himself enough space to properly transition, and his left hand slipped off the ledge. Once again, out of the Americans in that tournament, he performed the best.
   
Campbell then competed in [[American Ninja Warrior 3]] and he made into [[SASUKE 27]], in which he was granted number 98. He performed strong yet again. In the First Stage, he had the fastest time of all the Americans, finishing with 44.32 seconds left on the clock, a new SASUKE speed record. In the Second Stage, he was a little more hesitant than in [[SASUKE 26]] but still cleared the stage. In the Third Stage, he fought to the [[Ultimate Cliffhanger]] again and made it to the sixth ledge, being the first American to do so. However, his strength gave way as he was inches from clearing the obstacle and he fell there. Of the Americans in that tournament, he again performed the best.
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Campbell then competed in [[American Ninja Warrior 3]] and he made into [[SASUKE 27]], in which he was granted number 98. He performed well yet again. In the First Stage, he had the fastest time of all the Americans, finishing with 44.32 seconds left on the clock, a new SASUKE speed record. In the Second Stage, he was a little more hesitant than in [[SASUKE 26]] but still cleared the stage. In the Third Stage, he fought to the [[Ultimate Cliffhanger]] again and made it to the sixth ledge, being the first American to do so. However, his strength gave way as he was inches from clearing the obstacle and he fell there. Of the Americans in that tournament, he again performed the best.
   
 
==American Ninja Warrior==
 
==American Ninja Warrior==
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=== [[American Ninja Warrior 5]] ===
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 5]] ===
Campbell returned for [[American Ninja Warrior 5]] on the Venice course, clearing the Venice qualifier with the 3rd fastest time. He was one of only 4 people to clear the Venice Finals course, guaranteeing him a spot in Las Vegas. During Stage One, (despite slipping while grabbing the new Giant Cycle) Campbell had a good run up until the [[Soritatsu Kabe]]. He took five tries to complete the obstacle. He got revenge on the [[Spin Bridge]], but still didn't have enough time to complete the course, and timed out on the [[Rope Ladder]]. He stated in the post-run interview that his shoes didn't have any traction in them, making it much harder to scale the [[Soritatsu Kabe]].
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Campbell returned for [[American Ninja Warrior 5]] on the Venice course, clearing the Venice qualifier with the 3rd fastest time. He was one of only 4 people to clear the Venice Finals course, guaranteeing him a spot in Las Vegas. During Stage One, (despite slipping while grabbing the new Giant Cycle) Campbell had a good run up until the [[Soritatsu Kabe]]. He took five tries to complete the obstacle. He got revenge on the [[Spin Bridge]], but still didn't have enough time to complete the course, and timed out on the [[Rope Ladder]]. He stated in the post-run interview that his shoes didn't have any traction in them, making it much harder to scale the [[Soritatsu Kabe]]. This started his second [[FIrst Stage]] fail,out of four
   
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 6]] ===
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 6]] ===
In [[American Ninja Warrior 6]], Campbell was the most dominant competitor in Venice Beach, clearing both the qualifying course and the finals course with the fastest time, qualifying himself for another shot at Las Vegas. In Vegas, David was able to clear the first two obstacles easily. But, on the [[Silk Slider]] he shockingly slipped off the landing platform into the water making it the third consecutive year for him to fail Stage One.
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In [[American Ninja Warrior 6]], Campbell was the most dominant competitor in Venice Beach, clearing both the qualifying course and the finals course with the fastest time, qualifying himself for another shot at Las Vegas. In Vegas, David was able to clear the first two obstacles easily. But, on the [[Silk Slider]] he shockingly slipped off the landing platform into the water making it the third consecutive year failing Stage One.
   
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 7]] ===
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 7]] ===
In [[American Ninja Warrior 7]], Campbell ran the qualifying course in Venice once again having zoomed past the first 4 obstacles in 25 seconds but fell victim to the [http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Hourglass_Drop Hourglass Drop]. It was his first time failing on a qualifying course. Despite this, he finished in 9th place and qualified for the city finals. In the Finals, he cleared the [http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Hourglass_Drop Hourglass Drop] that eliminated him earlier and made it all the way to the [[Invisible Ladder]] where he struggled on the obstacle and fell. He finished in 3rd place once again earning him a spot in Vegas. It was the second time he failed a City Finals Course since Season 3. In the National Finals in Vegas, David put on a flawless run through the first six obstacles. He got revenge on the Silk Slider. On the brand new obstacle, the [[Coin Flip]], David slipped on the second coin and face planted onto the third coin causing him to plummet in the water. That fall made it David's fourth consecutive year failing Stage One despite training specifically for the stage after his previous fall and he was so close to finishing yet again.
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In [[American Ninja Warrior 7]], Campbell ran the qualifying course in Venice once again having zoomed past the first four obstacles in 25 seconds, but fell victim to the [http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Hourglass_Drop Hourglass Drop]. It was his first time failing on a qualifying course. Despite this, he finished in 9th place and qualified for the city finals.
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In the finals, he cleared the [http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Hourglass_Drop Hourglass Drop] that eliminated him earlier and made it all the way to the [[Invisible Ladder]] where he struggled on the obstacle and fell. He finished in 3rd place once again earning him a spot in Vegas. It was the second time he failed a city finals Course since Season 3.
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In the National Finals in Vegas, David put on a flawless run through the first six obstacles, where he got revenge on the [[Silk Slider]]. On the brand new obstacle, the [[Coin Flip]], David slipped on the second coin and face planted onto the third coin causing him to plummet in the water. That fall made it David's fourth consecutive year failing Stage One despite training specifically for the stage after his previous fall.
   
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 8]] ===
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 8]] ===
In [[American Ninja Warrior 8]], David shockingly did not get the call to compete. However, he was determined to still get on the show. He went to the walk-on line for 3 cities, until finally being accepted at the Oklahoma City Qualifiers. While his run was digested, it was shown that he breezed through all six obstacles and completed the course with the third fastest time. In the city finals, David struggled with the second obstacle, the [[Ring Swing]] but ultimately managed to complete it. It seemed that David was going to breeze through this finals course but shocked everybody when he misjudged his jump onto the landing platform on the [[Bar Hop]] and failed. This was the very first time that David failed to qualify to the national finals in Vegas and placed 17th place. Despite this, he still appeared in Vegas to cheer for the other competitors.
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In [[American Ninja Warrior 8]], David shockingly did not get the call to compete. However, he was determined to still get on the show. He went to the walk-on line for 3 cities, until finally being accepted at the Oklahoma City Qualifiers. While his run was digested, it was shown that he breezed through all six obstacles and completed the course with the third fastest time.
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In the city finals, David struggled with the second obstacle, the [[Ring Swing]] but ultimately managed to complete it. It seemed that David was going to breeze through the finals course, but shocked everybody when he misjudged his jump onto the landing platform on the [[Bar Hop]] and his foot skimmed the water and he failed. Then, as a huge shocker, he didn't make the top 15 for the first time in his entire carer, ranking 17th overall at the end of the Oklahoma City finals.
   
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 9]] ===
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 9]] ===
In [http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/American_Ninja_Warrior_9 American Ninja Warrior 9], Campbell got the call this time to compete and went to compete in Los Angeles. In the Qualifiers he quickly got past the first four obstacles in 51 seconds but was one of many competitors who failed the [http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Battering_Ram Battering Ram] making it the second time he failed on a qualifying course. However, since he made it to the Battering Ram in a fast time, he was still able to make it to the top 30, placing 27th place. In the city finals, Campbell was able to clear the Battering Ram, but failed on the [[Swinging Peg Board]] landing him in 15th place and was on the verge of being eliminated until [[Grant McCartney]] shockingly failed on the Salmon Ladder thus securing a spot in the Vegas Finals. In Vegas, Campbell had a close called on the [[Big Dipper|Double Dipper]] but cleared it and, for the first time in five years, completed the course with 20 seconds left, thus advancing to Stage Two. On Stage Two he cleared the first four obstacles with ease and made it all the way to [[Wingnuts|Wingnut Alley]] where he fell on the transition to the third wingnut. This is also the first time that Campbell failed on Stage Two.
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In [http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/American_Ninja_Warrior_9 American Ninja Warrior 9], Campbell got the call this time to compete and went to compete in Los Angeles. In the Qualifiers he quickly got past the first four obstacles in 51 seconds but was one of many competitors who failed the [http://sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Battering_Ram Battering Ram],making it the second time he failed on a qualifying course. However, since he made it to the Battering Ram in a fast time, he was still able to make it to the top 30, placing 27th overall.
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In the city finals, Campbell was able to clear the [[Battering Ram]], but failed on the [[Swinging Peg Board|Swinging Peg Board.]] His time to the obstacle landed him in 15th place, which meant he was on the verge of being eliminated for a second time in the city finals. However, because [[Grant McCartney]] shockingly failed on the [[Salmon Ladder]] as the last runner of the night, this resulted in a secured spot in the Vegas Finals.
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In Vegas, Campbell had a close call on the [[Big Dipper|Double Dipper]] but cleared it and, for the first time in five years, completed the course with 20 seconds left, thus advancing to Stage Two.
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On Stage Two, he cleared the first four obstacles with ease and made it all the way to [[Wingnuts|Wingnut Alley]] where he fell on the transition to the third wingnut. This is also the first time that Campbell failed on Stage Two.
 
[[File:-1 The NorCal Ninjas- David Campbell (Captain). Brian Kretsch and Anna Shumaker.JPG|thumb|220x220px]]
 
[[File:-1 The NorCal Ninjas- David Campbell (Captain). Brian Kretsch and Anna Shumaker.JPG|thumb|220x220px]]
   
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 10]] ===
 
=== [[American Ninja Warrior 10]] ===
In American Ninja Warrior, Campbell competed in Los Angeles once again. While his qualifying run was digested, Campbell progressed steadily through the course even clearing the [[Doorknob Drop]] that took out many veterans before him and although he was unable to scale up the new Mega Warped Wall, he still cleared in 8th place. His LA finals run was also digested. However, he ended up finishing the finals course for the first time since season 6, securing him a spot in the Las Vegas finals.
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In American Ninja Warrior 10, Campbell competed in Los Angeles once again. While his qualifying run was digested, Campbell progressed steadily through the course even clearing the [[Doorknob Drop]] that took out many veterans before him and although he was unable to scale up the new Mega Warped Wall, he still cleared in 8th place.
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His LA finals run was also digested. However, he ended up finishing the finals course for the first time since season 6, placing 8th again and securing him a spot in the Las Vegas finals.
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In Stage One of Vegas, Campbell was, unfortunately, one of many to fail the [[Double Dipper]], an obstacle that he almost failed, but successfully completed last season.
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=== [[American Ninja Warrior 11]] ===
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In American Ninja Warrior 11, Campbell competed in Los Angeles again. He performed strongly in the qualifying round and completed the course with the second fastest time, thus earning him a spot on the new Power Tower for a chance to automatically qualify for Las Vegas. There, he performed valiantly against [[Hunter Guerard]], but came up short of hitting the buzzer.
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In the City Finals, David's run was digested but preformed very well, making it all the way to the 9th obstacle, [[Leaps of Faith]] before falling. David manage to qualified to Vegas for the ninth time, placing 5th in the Finals.
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In Stage One Vegas, Campbell's run was digested and he took a more slow approach, this unfortunately cost him as he ran of time on [[Twist & Fly]].
   
 
== SASUKE Vietnam ==
 
== SASUKE Vietnam ==
In [[Sasuke Vietnam 2|SASUKE Vietnam 2]], he became the third ever American to achieve [[kanzenseiha]] and the first competitor to complete Sasuke Vietnam's Final Stage as he completed the Final Stage with 0.73 seconds remaining. But with [[Lê Văn Thực]] being faster than him, he was declared the winner of the show rather than Campbell.
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In [[SASUKE Vietnam 2]], he became the third ever American to achieve [[kanzenseiha]] and the first competitor to complete Sasuke Vietnam's Final Stage as he completed the Final Stage with 0.73 seconds remaining. But with [[Lê Văn Thực]] being faster than him, he was declared the winner of the show rather than Campbell.
   
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On Vietnam VS The World 2, he was the captain of team International. On Stage 1, he falled the [[Hedgehog]]. On Stage 2, he got disqualification on X Bridge (SASUKE 13 - SASUKE 17 [[Cross Bridge]]). He cleared the Stage 3 with a time 12:06.02, but as team Vietnam and team Japan won 1 heat and he won Heat 5, he got for team International 3 points. On Final Stage, he was not able to scale the tower.
In [[SASUKE Vietnam 4]] , he made in the [[Third Stage]] for the second times. He clear first 2 stage , but failed on hang climbing in third stage
 
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[[File:Tải xuống (12).jpg|thumb|220x220px|David Campbell in SASUKE Vietnam 2.]]
 
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He returned on [[SASUKE Vietnam 4]] and wore number 830. He cleared Stage 1B with 1:18.22 seconds left, cleared the Stage 2 with 2:10 seconds. However, he falled the [[Hang Climbing]] on Stage 3.
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He made the third trip to Vietnam with [[SASUKE Vietnam 5]]. He cleared Stage 1A with 98.46 seconds left, then Stage 2 with 55.29 seconds left (also got the Run of the Night award).
 
[[File:Tải xuống (12).jpg|thumb|220x220px|David Campbell on SASUKE Vietnam 2 (Vietnam VS The World 2).]]
   
 
==Obstacles He Built==
 
==Obstacles He Built==
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*[[Salmon Ladder]]
 
*[[Salmon Ladder]]
 
*[[Pipe Slider]]
 
*[[Pipe Slider]]
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== Trivia ==
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* He is Run of the Night on Episode 10 of [[SASUKE Vietnam 4]].
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* He not is Run of the Night on Episode 16 of [[SASUKE Vietnam 4]] due to his bad health. If his health was better, he was Run of the Night on Episode 16 of [[SASUKE Vietnam 4]].
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* In an interview with American Ninja Warrior Nation for season 11, he revealed that he had recently identified an autoimmune condition, which had affected his ability to perform over the past 5 years. <ref>https://www.americanninjawarriornation.com/2019/5/31/18639060/american-ninja-warrior-season-11-los-angeles-qualifiers-david-campbell-interview<reference/></ref>
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* He has the fastest ever stage one time in the history of sasuke.
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==Results==
 
==Results==
 
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|Failed Wingnut Alley (Second Stage)
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|Digest. Transition to third wingnut. First time completed first stage since [[American Ninja Warrior 3]].
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|[[American Ninja Warrior 10|ANW10]]
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|[[American Ninja Warrior 11|ANW11]]
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|Failed Twist and Fly (First Stage)
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|Digest. Timed Out.
 
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David Campbell (デイヴィッド・キャンベル) is a musician who competes in both SASUKE and American Ninja Warrior. He is notable for being the first ever American Ninja Warrior competitor to build an obstacle course in his backyard and currently holds the fastest Stage One clear time in SASUKE.

He also became the first person to achieve kanzenseiha in Sasuke Vietnam and the third American to achieve kanzenseiha, as he completed all of the stages in SASUKE Vietnam 2.

SASUKE

Campbell made his debut in SASUKE 22, via winnning the fourth and final American preliminary competition, the American Ninja Challenge. During his run, he showed good speed. However, he lost time on the Jumping Spider mentally preparing for and testing the trampoline. He was able to battle through most of the First Stage. When he got to the new Slider Jump, he initially missed the net but was able to hold on by only a foot and two fingers after he fell. While he did not touch water, his foot got caught in the net and he lost valuable time. Ultimately, he made it to the Rope Ladder before timing out. In the tournament, he went farther than all other Americans and all of the All-Stars that competed.

Campbell tried out in the first American Ninja Warrior for a spot in SASUKE 23, clearing qualifying with a fast time of 35 seconds, one of the fastest of the day. He also blazed through the semi-finals, including clearing the Tarzan Rope in just two swings. He cleared in 1:30.7 minutes overall, and placed 3rd overall, knocking Matt Marshall off the leaderboard and moving on to the finals.

However, during the finals, he struggled greatly on the course. In the first stage, he had trouble gripping the cinder-blocks and winded up in 10th place at the end of the stage. In the second stage, he struggled on the army crawl, and he committed a rules infraction on one of the beach obstacles by touching the sand on the ground. While he later noted several other competitors got away with the same rule, he nevertheless had to redo the obstacle and lost a qualifying spot as a result, placing 13th overall. However, his nephew, Travis Furlanic, did qualify and failed the Jumping Spider.

Fueled by his failures both in Japan and America, Campbell built a replica of the entire First Stage as well as several Second and Third Stage obstacles such as the Salmon Ladder, Shin-Cliffhanger, and Ultimate Cliffhanger. Campbell's course was featured on G4's Attack of the Show and on TruTV's World's Dumbest Thrillseekers (despite being vague about the course due to copyright purposes).

Campbell's practice paid off, and in American Ninja Warrior 2, Campbell once again blazed through the first two stages and made it out of Boot Camp with a qualifying spot. In SASUKE 26, he managed to avenge his failure in SASUKE 22 and clear the entire First Stage with 21.51 seconds left on the clock, even completing the Giant Swing with a new technique of grabbing the cargo net with his feet. He managed to continue his success and finish the Second Stage with the fastest time of the night: 23.4 seconds left on the clock. In the Third Stage he made an impressive attempt, and though he managed to clear the first three obstacles, he slipped off the Ultimate Cliffhanger while transitioning to the fourth ledge and failed. It was revealed that he failed to give himself enough space to properly transition, and his left hand slipped off the ledge. Once again, out of the Americans in that tournament, he performed the best.

Campbell then competed in American Ninja Warrior 3 and he made into SASUKE 27, in which he was granted number 98. He performed well yet again. In the First Stage, he had the fastest time of all the Americans, finishing with 44.32 seconds left on the clock, a new SASUKE speed record. In the Second Stage, he was a little more hesitant than in SASUKE 26 but still cleared the stage. In the Third Stage, he fought to the Ultimate Cliffhanger again and made it to the sixth ledge, being the first American to do so. However, his strength gave way as he was inches from clearing the obstacle and he fell there. Of the Americans in that tournament, he again performed the best.

American Ninja Warrior

American Ninja Warrior 4

In American Ninja Warrior 4, David blazed through the Northwest Qualifying round with the fastest time under a minute long. His run was a little more sloppy in the Regional Finals, but he still managed to grab the 3rd place spot, and eventually the 2nd when Travis Furlanic, (who originally held the 2nd place spot) withdrew from the competition. After the finals, David mentioned that he was fed up with the number of problems with the Las Vegas course. This mixed with his fierce determination to dominate, is what led to his early downfall at Las Vegas. Forgetting about the true reason he started competing in this sport, and without the right mindset, he made a mental error and failed on the Spinning Bridge in Stage One. He says that in the next competition, he will remember the true reason he competes on Ninja Warrior, and will finally conquer the course.

American Ninja Warrior 5

Campbell returned for American Ninja Warrior 5 on the Venice course, clearing the Venice qualifier with the 3rd fastest time. He was one of only 4 people to clear the Venice Finals course, guaranteeing him a spot in Las Vegas. During Stage One, (despite slipping while grabbing the new Giant Cycle) Campbell had a good run up until the Soritatsu Kabe. He took five tries to complete the obstacle. He got revenge on the Spin Bridge, but still didn't have enough time to complete the course, and timed out on the Rope Ladder. He stated in the post-run interview that his shoes didn't have any traction in them, making it much harder to scale the Soritatsu Kabe. This started his second FIrst Stage fail,out of four

American Ninja Warrior 6

In American Ninja Warrior 6, Campbell was the most dominant competitor in Venice Beach, clearing both the qualifying course and the finals course with the fastest time, qualifying himself for another shot at Las Vegas. In Vegas, David was able to clear the first two obstacles easily. But, on the Silk Slider he shockingly slipped off the landing platform into the water making it the third consecutive year failing Stage One.

American Ninja Warrior 7

In American Ninja Warrior 7, Campbell ran the qualifying course in Venice once again having zoomed past the first four obstacles in 25 seconds, but fell victim to the Hourglass Drop. It was his first time failing on a qualifying course. Despite this, he finished in 9th place and qualified for the city finals.

In the finals, he cleared the Hourglass Drop that eliminated him earlier and made it all the way to the Invisible Ladder where he struggled on the obstacle and fell. He finished in 3rd place once again earning him a spot in Vegas. It was the second time he failed a city finals Course since Season 3.

In the National Finals in Vegas, David put on a flawless run through the first six obstacles, where he got revenge on the Silk Slider. On the brand new obstacle, the Coin Flip, David slipped on the second coin and face planted onto the third coin causing him to plummet in the water. That fall made it David's fourth consecutive year failing Stage One despite training specifically for the stage after his previous fall.

American Ninja Warrior 8

In American Ninja Warrior 8, David shockingly did not get the call to compete. However, he was determined to still get on the show. He went to the walk-on line for 3 cities, until finally being accepted at the Oklahoma City Qualifiers. While his run was digested, it was shown that he breezed through all six obstacles and completed the course with the third fastest time.

In the city finals, David struggled with the second obstacle, the Ring Swing but ultimately managed to complete it. It seemed that David was going to breeze through the finals course, but shocked everybody when he misjudged his jump onto the landing platform on the Bar Hop and his foot skimmed the water and he failed. Then, as a huge shocker, he didn't make the top 15 for the first time in his entire carer, ranking 17th overall at the end of the Oklahoma City finals.

American Ninja Warrior 9

In American Ninja Warrior 9, Campbell got the call this time to compete and went to compete in Los Angeles. In the Qualifiers he quickly got past the first four obstacles in 51 seconds but was one of many competitors who failed the Battering Ram,making it the second time he failed on a qualifying course. However, since he made it to the Battering Ram in a fast time, he was still able to make it to the top 30, placing 27th overall.

In the city finals, Campbell was able to clear the Battering Ram, but failed on the Swinging Peg Board. His time to the obstacle landed him in 15th place, which meant he was on the verge of being eliminated for a second time in the city finals. However, because Grant McCartney shockingly failed on the Salmon Ladder as the last runner of the night, this resulted in a secured spot in the Vegas Finals.

In Vegas, Campbell had a close call on the Double Dipper but cleared it and, for the first time in five years, completed the course with 20 seconds left, thus advancing to Stage Two.

On Stage Two, he cleared the first four obstacles with ease and made it all the way to Wingnut Alley where he fell on the transition to the third wingnut. This is also the first time that Campbell failed on Stage Two.

-1 The NorCal Ninjas- David Campbell (Captain)

American Ninja Warrior 10

In American Ninja Warrior 10, Campbell competed in Los Angeles once again. While his qualifying run was digested, Campbell progressed steadily through the course even clearing the Doorknob Drop that took out many veterans before him and although he was unable to scale up the new Mega Warped Wall, he still cleared in 8th place.

His LA finals run was also digested. However, he ended up finishing the finals course for the first time since season 6, placing 8th again and securing him a spot in the Las Vegas finals.

In Stage One of Vegas, Campbell was, unfortunately, one of many to fail the Double Dipper, an obstacle that he almost failed, but successfully completed last season.

American Ninja Warrior 11

In American Ninja Warrior 11, Campbell competed in Los Angeles again. He performed strongly in the qualifying round and completed the course with the second fastest time, thus earning him a spot on the new Power Tower for a chance to automatically qualify for Las Vegas. There, he performed valiantly against Hunter Guerard, but came up short of hitting the buzzer.

In the City Finals, David's run was digested but preformed very well, making it all the way to the 9th obstacle, Leaps of Faith before falling. David manage to qualified to Vegas for the ninth time, placing 5th in the Finals.

In Stage One Vegas, Campbell's run was digested and he took a more slow approach, this unfortunately cost him as he ran of time on Twist & Fly.

SASUKE Vietnam

In SASUKE Vietnam 2, he became the third ever American to achieve kanzenseiha and the first competitor to complete Sasuke Vietnam's Final Stage as he completed the Final Stage with 0.73 seconds remaining. But with Lê Văn Thực being faster than him, he was declared the winner of the show rather than Campbell.

On Vietnam VS The World 2, he was the captain of team International. On Stage 1, he falled the Hedgehog. On Stage 2, he got disqualification on X Bridge (SASUKE 13 - SASUKE 17 Cross Bridge). He cleared the Stage 3 with a time 12:06.02, but as team Vietnam and team Japan won 1 heat and he won Heat 5, he got for team International 3 points. On Final Stage, he was not able to scale the tower.

He returned on SASUKE Vietnam 4 and wore number 830. He cleared Stage 1B with 1:18.22 seconds left, cleared the Stage 2 with 2:10 seconds. However, he falled the Hang Climbing on Stage 3.

He made the third trip to Vietnam with SASUKE Vietnam 5. He cleared Stage 1A with 98.46 seconds left, then Stage 2 with 55.29 seconds left (also got the Run of the Night award).

Tải xuống (12)

David Campbell on SASUKE Vietnam 2 (Vietnam VS The World 2).

Obstacles He Built

Trivia

  • He not is Run of the Night on Episode 16 of SASUKE Vietnam 4 due to his bad health. If his health was better, he was Run of the Night on Episode 16 of SASUKE Vietnam 4.
  • In an interview with American Ninja Warrior Nation for season 11, he revealed that he had recently identified an autoimmune condition, which had affected his ability to perform over the past 5 years. [1]
  • He has the fastest ever stage one time in the history of sasuke.

Results

SASUKE # Result Notes
22 50 Failed Rope Ladder (First Stage) Time Out.
26 84 Failed Ultimate Cliffhanger (Third Stage) Transition from the 3rd to the 4th ledge.
27 98 Failed Ultimate Cliffhanger (Third Stage) Made it to the final ledge, but failed to reach the end.
ANW4 94 Failed Spin Bridge (First Stage) Fell between 3rd and 4th balls.
ANW5 30 Failed Rope Ladder (First Stage) Time Out.
ANW6 32 Failed Silk Slider (First Stage) Slid Off Platform.
ANW7 8 Failed Coin Flip (First Stage) Failed on third coin.
ANW9 Failed Wingnut Alley (Second Stage) Digest. Transition to third wingnut. First time completed first stage since American Ninja Warrior 3.
ANW10 Failed Double Dipper (First Stage) Digest.
ANW11 Failed Twist and Fly (First Stage) Digest. Timed Out.