Date of Birth:	1974
Hometown:	Ibi, Gifu, Japan
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Occupation:	Fire Fighter
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YAMADA Koji - a 34-year-old fireman from the Gifu Prefecture (like TAKEDA Toshihiro) with just three percent body fat. In his debut in the 12th Competition, he wore No.1 and became the first and only person to wear that number and make it to the third stage, (however, he's the second No.1 to make it to the second stage). In that competition, he made it all the way to the 3RD Stage obstacle, the Cliffhanger, before failing. In the 13th Competition, he failed on the redesigned Jump Hang and in the 14th Competition, he timed out on the Warped Wall. He made it to the third stage in the 15th and 16th competitions failing the Jumping Bars and the Pipe Slider, respectively. In the 17th Competition, he failed the second stage obstacle, the Metal Spin. He was also one of the only two competitors to pass the first stage of the 19th Competition, ultimately timing out on the Salmon Ladder. Like TAKEDA, YAMADA competes in a pair of orange firefighter trousers, but unlike TAKEDA, he competes shirtless, presumably to show off his muscular upper body. Also, TAKEDA is from Ibi in Gifu Prefecture, while YAMADA comes from Gujō in Gifu.

Note: While his given name is Koji, G4TV dubs his first name as Yasushi possibly to avoid confusion with YAMADA Katsumi (think about their initials) or just because of translation issues.

Sasuke #19 - 1ST Stage - Flying Chute

Sasuke #19 - 2ND Stage - Downhill Jump

Sasuke Record Pending

Sources:
SASUKE Stages Wikipedia (EN),
SASUKE/Ninja Warrior Wikipedia (EN),
SASUKE Wikipedia (JP)