Yamamoto Shingo

Yamamoto Shingo
Yamamoto Shingo
Biographical Info
Born	July 29, 1974
Age	49
Home	Tokyo, Japan
Job	Training Gym Owner
Height	171 cm
Weight	67 kg
SASUKE Competitions
Nickname	The Godfather [NBC]
Song	The Chickens Are Revolting, Chicken Run Soundtrack (7~present)
First	SASUKE 1
Last	SASUKE 35
Total	35 Competitions
Best	SASUKE 3, Final Stage, Tsuna Nobori
VIKING Competitions
Nickname	unknown
Song	unknown
First	VIKING 2
Last	VIKING 2
Total	1 Competition
Best	VIKING 2, First Marine Stage, Swing Mast
Sportsman Competitions
Nickname	unknown
Song	unknown
First	Pro Sportsman No. 1 2010
Last	Pro Sportsman No. 1 2010
Total	1 competition
Best	Pro Sportsman No. 1 2010, Monster Box (14th level - 2m, 16cm)
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Yamamoto Shingo (山本 進悟) is a former gas station manager from Tokyo. He is part of the SASUKE All-Stars. He is the only person to have competed in every SASUKE competition, and the only person to have attempted the first and second version of the Final Stage. He usually competed in his gas station uniform shirt and cap (always with Esso/Mobil branding) until SASUKE 28 when he changed careers.

Personal History

Much note is made of Yamamoto's career and personal successes. These include his promotions at the Hasegawa service station, where he started as a gas jockey in the 1st Competition. He became manager before the 6th and was announced as a district manager at the 17th. His personal achievements include his marriage after the 5th competition and the building of his home in Tokyo, complete with a SASUKE training course.

Of the 35 tournaments he has entered, he has passed the First Stage 16 times, the Second Stage 11 times, and the Third Stage twice. He is one of only six competitors who have reached the Final Stage more than once (the others being Omori Akira, Nagano Makoto, Urushihara Yuuji, Matachi Ryo and Morimoto Yusuke).He has worn high numbers numerous times after SASUKE 3. Yamamoto also competed on VIKING, failing the Swing Mast, the next-to-last obstacle in the first stage after his feet touched the water.

SASUKE

Early Success

In the early years of the show, he was one of the people thought most likely to beat the course due to the fact that he made it to the Pipe Slider in SASUKE 2 but came short of the Final Stage. In the 3rd Competition, he made it to the Final Stage for the first time but came up about 2 meters short. In SASUKE 4 he struggled on the Rolling Maruta and painfully failed the Yureru Hashi. In the 5th Competition, despite having an injury on his left shoulder before the second stage, he was the only man to beat the second stage (with only around 0.3 seconds left) and to reach the Third Stage.There he became the first person to defeat Body Prop. He made it to the final obstacle, the Pipe Slider, but failed the landing to the mat. he land on the mat but lost balance. He had paved the way for a 100% completion rate on the Second Stage up to SASUKE 6. Unfortunately, he was to fall on the Rolling Maruta in Stage One during the competition.

In the 7th Competition, he was the only person to reach the Final Stage. However, his attempt ended almost immediately after it began when he dislocated his shoulder just seconds after beginning the Spider Climb. In the 9th Competition, he returned to the 3rd Stage. He completed the main part of the Rumbling Dice, but landed poorly on the platform and fell off. In SASUKE 8 and SASUKE 10, he performed poorly, timing out on the First Stage's Rope Climb in both competitions.

Between SASUKE 11 and 17, Yamamoto consistently made it to the 3rd Stage. However, he never made it past the Cliffhanger, failing there in SASUKE 11 and SASUKE 12. In SASUKE 13 he would clear the second stage, but time out on the Wall Lifting due to his foot getting trapped by the third wall.

In SASUKE 14 he would take revenge on the Wall Lifting and fail the Curtain Cling in the Third Stage. In SASUKE 15 he would barely clear the First Stage with 3.88 seconds left. In the Second Stage he cleared with the fastest time of 10.1 seconds. In the Third Stage he would fall early on the Body Prop which he had passed in the previous tournament. In SASUKE 16 he performed poorly as he nearly fell from the Sandan Rolling Maruta and Cross Bridge, and when he reached the Jump Hang his feet skimmed the water, disqualifying him. In SASUKE 17 he would once again fall on the Body Prop.

Shin-SASUKE

During Shin-SASUKE (the era after Nagano Makoto's kanzenseiha), his results were lackluster as he failed the First Stage 5 straight times. In SASUKE 18, he made it far into the First Stage. But while trying to reach the net of the Flying Chute, his hand missed the rope, and he fell into the water. In SASUKE 19, he showed decent speed (getting caught up in the Pole Maze), but landed poorly on the Jumping Spider and fell.

In SASUKE 20, his run was perfect up until the Half-Pipe Attack. He reached the rope, but when landing, he failed to steady himself and fell off the side of the mat. In SASUKE 21, he avenged his defeats of the past two tournaments and made it back to the Flying Chute. He had plenty of time (almost one full minute), but did not have enough momentum to reach the net underneath the Flying Chute. Eventually, his foot grazed the water, and he was eliminated.

In SASUKE 22, his run was, again, perfect up until the Half-Pipe Attack. Like his run in SASUKE 20, he beat the main part of the obstacle, but fell into the water on the plank connecting the Half-Pipe Attack to the Soritatsu Kabe, apparently failing to notice that the path was angled differently from previous tournaments.

Finally, in SASUKE 23, Yamamoto was able to clear the First Stage for the first time in Shin-SASUKE. He added to this success by clearing the Second Stage with little time to spare. However, while attempting the Arm Rings - the Third Stage's first obstacle, Yamamoto re-injured his shoulder, and he gave up on the obstacle to prevent further injury.

In SASUKE 24. He performed well up until the Half-Pipe Attack, an obstacle that has given him all kinds of trouble in the past. Yamamoto made a common mistake of failing to set foot on the Half-Pipe Attack platform and retreating back to the wall, this happened twice until he finally landed on the platform. It took him several attempts to clear the Soritatsu Kabe and he knew he did not have enough time to clear the stage when he reached the Slider Jump. Moving very slowly through the rest of his run, he ultimately timed out before he could attempt the Rope Ladder. This brought Yamamoto's first stage failure count to 11.

Kanzen Renewal

In SASUKE 25, Yamamoto did the best out of the All-Stars in that competition. He had small struggles in the First Stage, but cleared with 6.85 seconds left. In the Second Stage, He failed the redesigned Balance Tank, he tried to jump midway through the track like he had done in previous tournaments. However, he couldn't grab the rope and failed. However, this is his first time Shingo made it the furthest out of the All-Stars since SASUKE 7 and his first time failing the Second Stage since SASUKE 13.

In SASUKE 26, Yamamoto wore #94 and was one of just three All-Stars to attend. During the tournament, he cleared the first two obstacles easily. However, on the Rolling Escargot, he lost his footing and failed there..

In SASUKE 27 Yamamoto wore #81. He took his revenge on the Rolling Escargot and made it all the way to the Spin Bridge where he fell at the last ball.

SASUKE RISING

In SASUKE 28, Yamamoto wore #98. He failed the Spin Bridge for the second time in a row. 

Before SASUKE 29, there was a rumor that the All-Stars would no longer compete, but the rumor was proven to be false, as Yamamoto competed again, wearing #36 alongside his fellow former All-Stars, Nagano Makoto and Takeda Toshihiro. He managed to clear the 1st Stage. However, on the 2nd stage, he was unfamiliar with many obstacles and he fell victim of the reduced time limit. He made it to the middle of the Backstream before retreating and stopping there due to the force of the jets. Ultimately, he timed out. In his post-run interview he stated that he was surprised by the power of the Backstream's current as he is a good swimmer.

In SASUKE 30, Yamamoto cleared Stage 1 despite being digested. In Stage 2, Yamamoto tired himself out on the first four obstacles and for the second straight tournament failed the Backstream when he involuntarily sucked in some water and had to retreat to the side of the pool to catch his breath, ultimately timing out.

In SASUKE 31, Yamamoto tried to jump from the top barrel of the Rolling Hill, but failed.

In SASUKE 32, Yamamoto competed with the number 99 (wore this number for the first time). His run was digested, but he failed the Double Pendulum.

In SASUKE 33, he was once again stopped by the Double Pendulum yet again, as he failed to reached the trapeze bar ending his run.

His streak of failing the Double Pendulum continue in SASUKE 34, as he failed the obstacle for the third consecutive time. This time he got a grip on the trapeze bar, but his right hand missed and he slipped off.

In SASUKE 35,Yamamoto competed with number 74. This time he failed before the 4th Obstacle, he failed the Fish Bone as he fell on the last step.

Viking

Yamamoto made an appearance in the 2nd VIKING competition. Unfortunately, he failed the First Marine Stage on the Swing Mast obstacle.

Sportsman

In January of 2010, Yamamoto along with fellow SASUKE All-Stars Nagano Makoto and Takeda Toshihiro, made his debut in Pro Sportsman No. 1 with the 2010 Monster Box competition. He cleared up to the 13th level, failing on the 14th level at 2 meters, 16 centimeters.

Trivia

• He is the only competitor to attempt the first two versions of Final Stage.
• He is the only competitor to have attempted and clear all four versions of the Spider Walk.
• He is the only competitor to have competed in every single SASUKE competition.
• He is the only All-Star that never failed Soritatsu Kabe in any SASUKE competition. However, he did fail this obstacle in the SASUKE 13 Trials and American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. Japan.
• He is the only All-Star to have never cleared Cliffhanger Kai, the Third version of the Cliffhanger.
• He was the first man to clear the Ugokukabe, Spider Climb, Hang Move, Version 2 of the Spider Walk, Body Prop and Version 2 of the Cliffhanger.
• Only competitor to wear #90, #91, #92, #93, #94, #95, #96, #97, #98 and #99.
• Yamamoto is the only All-Star to make it past the Swap Salmon Ladder.
• Yamamoto is one of the only two along with Jordan Jovtchev to fail the Spider Climb.
• Yamamoto had the lowest number to reach the Final Stage in SASUKE 3, with 13.
• There is a running joke that every time Yamamoto wears his hat in the First Stage he fails.
• From competitions 11 to 23, each time Yamamoto attempted the Third Stage, he would fail at an earlier position than previously.
• He is the only All-Star to never fail a variant of the Salmon Ladder.
• He is the only All-Star to attempt the Backstream.
• Yamamoto is the only All-Star to fail the Arm Rings, however this was due to injury.

Results

SASUKE

SASUKE	#	Result	Notes
1	7	Failed Goren Hammer (Second Stage)	Cleared all five hammers, but lost his balance and fell at the end.
2	20	Failed Pipe Slider (Third Stage)
3	13	Failed Tsuna Nobori (Final Stage)	Time Out. About 12.5 meters up.
4	98	Failed Yureru Hashi (First Stage)
5	98	Failed Pipe Slider (Third Stage)	Failed Jump. Last Man Standing.
6	96	Failed Rolling Maruta (First Stage)
7	97	Withdrew, Spider Climb (Final Stage)	Withdrew due to injury. Last Man Standing. About 2.5 meters up.
8	98	Failed Rope Climb (First Stage)	Time Out.
9	98	Failed Rumbling Dice (Third Stage)	He completed the main part of the obstacle, but landed poorly on the platform and fell off.
10	998	Failed Rope Climb (First Stage)	Time Out.
11	98	Failed Cliffhanger (Third Stage)
12	96	Failed Cliffhanger (Third Stage)
13	76	Failed Wall Lifting (Second Stage)	Time Out. His left foot was trapped by the third wall.
14	98	Failed Curtain Cling (Third Stage)
15	95	Failed Body Prop (Third Stage)
16	97	Failed Jump Hang (First Stage)	Course Out. His feet grazed the water.
17	98	Failed Body Prop (Third Stage)
18	61	Failed Flying Chute (First Stage)
19	81	Failed Jumping Spider (First Stage)
20	1981	Failed Half-Pipe Attack (First Stage)	Failed Landing.
21	71	Failed Flying Chute (First Stage)	He caught the rope at the end of the obstacle, but came to a dead stop. His foot skimmed the water while trying to gain momentum.
22	31	Failed Half-Pipe Attack/Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage)	He completed the obstacle, but proceeded with great haste and fell off the path to the Soritatsu Kabe.
23	93	Withdrew, Arm Rings (Third Stage)	Withdrew due to injury.
24	96	Failed Tarzan Rope (First Stage)	Time Out.
25	90	Failed Balance Tank (Second Stage)	Failed when jumping to the rope.
26	94	Failed Rolling Escargot (First Stage)
27	81	Failed Spin Bridge (First Stage)
28	98	Failed Spin Bridge (First Stage)
29	36	Failed Backstream (Second Stage)	Time Out.
30	2992	Failed Backstream (Second Stage)	Time Out. Began to have difficulty breathing.
31		Failed Rolling Hill (First Stage)	Jumped off the top of the obstacle and missed the landing platform.
32	99	Failed Double Pendulum (First Stage)	Digest.
33	91	Failed Double Pendulum (First Stage)	Missed the trapeze after jumping from the trampoline.
34	92	Failed Double Pendulum (First Stage)
35	74	Failed Fish Bone (First Stage)

VIKING

VIKING	#	Result	Notes
2	72	Swing Mast (First Marine Stage)	His foot skimmed the water.

Sportsman

Sportsman	#	Result	Notes
2010	N/A	Failed 14th level (2m, 16cm)	50 competitor Monster Box competition.

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