Mr Japan 1976
Mr Japan 1976 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Kozo Sudo.
- Year
- 1976
- Date
- Jan 1, 1976
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Federation
- JBBA
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 15
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Kozo Sudo | Takami Okuda |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Hideyuki Kosaki | Yoshio Watanabe |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Toshio Isomura | Akira Taniguchi |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Satoru Niho | Tsuneo Yamagishi |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro | Kenzo Sakaguchi | Yukio Litomi |
Mr Japan 1976
Mr Japan 1976 was held in Tokyo, Japan. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Kozo Sudo.
Defending champion Masashi Enomoto, who won in 1975, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr Japan 1976 contested 5 divisions across 15 athletes. Kozo Sudo took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 5 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kozo Sudo 2nd win here | Japan |
| 2nd | Takami Okuda | Japan |
| 3rd | Hideki Ishigami | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hideyuki Kosaki First recorded win | Japan |
| 2nd | Yoshio Watanabe | Japan |
| 3rd | Yoshioki Suga | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Toshio Isomura First recorded win | Japan |
| 2nd | Akira Taniguchi | Japan |
| 3rd | Michitaka Fukuda | Japan |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Pro
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 15
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 7 of 59
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2011 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2010 | Masashi Suzuki | Open |
| 2009 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2008 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2007 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2006 | Yoshihiro Yano | Open |
| 2005 | Koji Godo | Open |
| 2004 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2003 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2002 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2001 | Makoto Tashiro | Open |
| 2000 | Yoshihiro Yano | Open |
| 1999 | Toshio Konuma | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.