Pro Sportsman No.1

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
1993.12.29	I	Pro Sportsman Championship	Yukio Tanaka
1995.01.01	II	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Tetsuya Iida
1995.03.29	III	Amateur Sportsman Tournament	N/A
1995.10.05	IV	Amateur Sportsman Tournament	N/A
1996.01.02	V	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Makoto Hasegawa
1996.04.02	VI	Celebrity Survival Battle	Daisuke Shima
1996.10.02	VII	Amateur Sportsman Tournament	N/A
1997.01.02	VIII	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Kazuo Matsui
1997.04.02	IX	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kane Kosugi
1998.01.01	X	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Koichi Ogata
1998.04.01	XI	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kane Kosugi
1998.10.02	XII	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kane Kosugi
1999.01.01	XIII	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Tetsuya Iida
1999.03.26	XIV	Celebrity Survival Battle	Naoki Iketani
2000.01.01	XV	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Kane Kosugi
2000.03.24	XVI	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kane Kosugi
2000.10.10-14	XVII	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kane Kosugi
2001.01.01	XVIII	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Daisuke Ohata
2001.03.23	XIX	Celebrity Survival Battle	Shōei
2002.01.01	XX	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Koji Murofushi
2002.03.27	XXI	Celebrity Survival Battle	Shōei
2002.09.27	XXII	Celebrity Survival Battle	Masaru Nagai
2003.01.01	XXIII	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Daisuke Ohata
2003.03.31	XXIV	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kinnikun Nakayama
2003.09.26	XXV	Celebrity Survival Battle	Naoki Iketani
2004.01.01	XXVI	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Taka Miura
2004.04.05	XXVII	Celebrity Survival Battle	Naoki Iketani
2005.01.01	XXVIII	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Naoki Iketani
2005.04.05	XXIX	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kinnikun Nakayama
2005.09.28	XXX	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kinnikun Nakayama
2006.01.01	XXXI	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Daisuke Miyazaki
2006.03.29	XXXII	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kinnikun Nakayama
2006.10.04	XXXIII	Celebrity Survival Battle	Kinnikun Nakayama
2007.01.01	XXXIV	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Paul Terek
2007.03.30	XXXV	Celebrity Survival Battle	Wacky
2007.10.05	XXXVI	Celebrity Survival Battle	Wacky
2008.01.01	XXXVII	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Daisuke Miyazaki
2009.01.03	XXXVIII	Pro Sportsman Tournament	Daisuke Miyazaki
2010.01.07	XXXIX	Monster Box Special	Hirokazu 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.