The fifth season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on G4 on June 30, 2013, with subsequent shows airing on both G4 and NBC. Host Matt Iseman returned for his fifth season, while newcomers Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Jenn Brown replaced skier Jonny Moseley and Angela Sun. Similar to previous seasons, the winner receives $500,000 and the coveted title, "American Ninja Warrior". This also marks the second season Mount Midoriyama was held on U.S. soil.

Cities In addition to the four cities (Venice Beach, Baltimore, Miami, and Denver), the national finals were once again held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Obstacles

City Qualifying & Finals EventObstacles FinishersVenice Beach QualifyingQuintuple StepsFrame SliderDomino HillFloating Chains Flying NunchucksWarped WallN/A17 Finals Trapeze Swing Salmon Ladder Rope Maze Cliffhanger Spider Climb4Baltimore QualifyingDownhill JumpPrism TiltSwing JumpCircle CrossN/A26 Finals Salmon Ladder Rumbling Dice Body Prop Spider Climb9Miami QualifyingUtility Pole SliderBalance BridgeSlider JumpMonkey PegN/A19 Finals Salmon Ladder Ledge Jump Rolling Steel Spider Climb8Denver QualifyingRolling LogRotating BridgeJump Hang KaiGrip HangN/A48 Finals Salmon Ladder Floating Stairs Pole Grasper Spider Climb5

National Finals EventObstacle(s) Finishers Stage 1 Timbers Giant Cycle Rope Glider Jumping Spider Half Pipe Attack Warped Wall Spinning Bridge Final Climb21 Stage 2 Hang Slider Double Salmon Ladder Unstable Bridge Balance Tank Metal Spin Wall Lift7 Stage 3 Roulette Cylinder Doorknob Grasper Floating Boards Ultimate Cliffhanger Bungee Rope Climb Hang Climb Spider Flip Flying Bar0 Stage 4Rope ClimbN/A

City Qualifying Tryouts for the fifth season of American Ninja Warrior commenced in February 2013 and took place in the following cities to determine the 100 competitors to compete participate in the qualifying rounds: Venice Beach, CA, Baltimore, MD, Miami, FL, and Denver, CO. The last of the qualifying rounds concluded in May 2013. The top 30 competitors that went the farthest the fastest would move on to the finals rounds, but all finishers are guaranteed a spot in the next round.

Venice Beach Qualifying Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result 1 Jesse La Flair Completed 1:04.30 2 Shane Daniels Completed 1:14.05 3 David Campbell Completed 1:21.07 4 Lance Pekus Completed 1:23.54 5 James McGrath Completed 1:32.38 6 Jonathan Roberson Completed 1:32.78 7 Brian Kretsch Completed 1:45.98 8 Dustin Rocho Completed 1:53.33 9 Andrew Douglas Completed 1:56.58 10 Noah Kaufman Completed 2:10.18 11 Brent Steffensen Completed 2:18.45 12 Justin Walcker Completed 2:26.95 13 James Sclar Completed 2:43.06 14 James Eggiman Completed 2:43.07 15 Travis Brewer Completed 2:49.89 16 Forest Chang-Turpin Completed 3:10.90 17 Yen Chen Completed 4:26.04 18 Tony Reddick Failed Flying Nunchucks (0:53.26) 19 Joseph Wilson Failed Flying Nunchucks (0:53.51) 20 Paul Darnell Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:00.52) 21 JB Douglas Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:01.80) 22 Mario Mendoza Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:02.27) 23 Daniel Dick Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:03.15) 24 Ryan Thompson Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:04.10) 25 Levi Keller Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:04.13) 26 Dan Mast Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:05.03) 27 Luke Carson Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:10.06) 28 John Sanders Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:12.80) 29 Will Roberts Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:16.16) 30 Jessie Graff Failed Flying Nunchucks (1:19.78)

Baltimore Qualifying Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result 1 Elet Hall Completed 0:53.79 2 Michael Needham Completed 1:14.51 3 Jamie Rahn Completed 1:19.78 4 Tim Shieff Completed 1:22.31 5 Dan Galiczynski Completed 1:23.43 6 Joe Moravsky Completed 1:25.95 7 Robin Pietschmann Completed 1:28.75 8 Andrew Karsen Completed 1:34.36 9 Tony Torres Completed 1:38.00 10 Michael Silenzi Completed 1:38.98 11 Andrew Lowes Completed 1:38.98 12 Brian Wilczewski Completed 1:39.98 13 Michael Bernardo Completed 1:41.42 14 Dan "Hot Dog" Moschella Completed 1:47.61 15 Marc Namie Completed 1:49.90 16 Brandon Mears Completed 1:53.56 17 Robert Hoover Completed 1:53.72 18 David Slovenski Completed 1:55.78 19 Jeffery Tan Completed 2:00.66 20 Seth Caskey Completed 2:00.85 21 Chris DiGangi Completed 2:01.05 22 Travis Weinand Completed 2:05.50 23 Adam Grossman Completed 2:05.59 24 Michael Pericoloso Completed 2:16.08 25 Dan Polizzi Completed 2:47.77 26 Justin Conway Completed 2:50.27 27 Stephen Pullen Failed Warped Wall (1:32.74) 28 Michael Fedo Failed Warped Wall (1:36.00) 29 Douglas Chick Failed Warped Wall (1:48.84) 30 Robert McFarlane Failed Circle Cross (0:36.59)

Miami Qualifying Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result 1 Drew Drechsel Completed 1:08.29 2 David "Flip" Rodriguez Completed 1:27.66 3 Travis Rosen Completed 1:29.97 4 Joshua Romeo Completed 1:35.56 5 William Brown Completed 1:36.80 6 Thomas Hall Completed 1:46.50 7 Sean Morris Completed 1:49.53 8 Grant David Completed 1:53.76 9 Yev Kouchnir Completed 1:58.70 10 Spencer Schneider Completed 2:07.49 11 Joseph Rosello Completed 2:13.73 12 Pavel Manin Completed 2:21.45 13 John Walker Completed 2:22.29 14 James Perreira Completed 2:30.09 15 Joshua Windbeck Completed 2:30.90 16 Ryan Stratis Completed 2:37.60 17 Paul O'Conner Completed 2:49.55 18 Fernando Vazquez Completed 3:04.41 19 Brandon Arrington Completed 3:05.50 20 Jonathan Sharp Brown Failed Warped Wall (1:04.71) 21 Brian Escarsega Failed Warped Wall (1:11.83) 22 Tukrong Klengdong Failed Warped Wall (1:16.61) 23 Idoko Abuh Failed Warped Wall (1:18.04) 24 Brandon Smith Failed Warped Wall (1:26.15) 25 David Gilbert Failed Warped Wall (1:37.40) 26 Sean Bennett Failed Warped Wall (1:40.45) 27 Jason Soares Failed Warped Wall (1:45.73) 28 Chad Hudson Failed Warped Wall (2:07.83) 29 Sean Nogues Failed Warped Wall (2:20.01) 30 Edgardo Osorio Failed Warped Wall (3:03.92)

Denver Qualifying Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result 1 Brandon Douglass Completed 0:46.50 2 Amos Rendao Completed 0:55.00 3 Jake Smith Completed 0:55.73 4 Christopher Romrell Completed 0:59.19 5 Paul Kasemir Completed 0:59.90 6 Lorin Ball Completed 1:02.52 7 Casey Finley Completed 1:08.41 8 Caleb Garnham Completed 1:14.05 9 Josh Cook Completed 1:14.59 10 Trevor Vaughn Completed 1:25.86 11 Camilo Brokaw Completed 1:27.06 12 Brian Arnold Completed 1:30.14 13 Connor Moyer Completed 1:34.50 14 Noah Mittman Completed 1:34.62 15 Kyle Sinacori Completed 1:34.65 16 Jeremy Hanson Completed 1:35.08 17 Joshua Grant Completed 1:39.75 18 Tremayne Dortch Completed 1:40.46 19 Colby Frontiero Completed 1:40.95 20 Isaac Caldiero Completed 1:42.07 21 Chris Calhoun Completed 1:44.45 22 Stephen Volcko Completed 1:45.07 23 Graham Watanabe Completed 1:50.03 24 Jim Eckhart Completed 1:50.39 25 Andrew Treble Completed 1:51.19 26 Andres De La Rosa Completed 1:52.28 27 Jason Sawyer Completed 1:52.91 28 Jehan Martinez Completed 1:53.58 29 Alexander Nicholas Completed 1:55.64 30 James Winter Completed 1:55.90 31 Logan Dooley Completed 1:56.02 32 Matthew Derouen Completed 1:56.85 33 Micah Soelberg Completed 1:57.01 34 Keith Peters Completed 1:57.15 35 Jason Williams Completed 1:58.40 36 Joel Wymore Completed 2:00.26 37 LeEarl Rugland Completed 2:01.66 38 Terry Cossey Completed 2:01.77 39 Spenser Labatt Completed 2:02.28 40 Josh Kronberg Completed 2:03.14 41 Alan Moreno Completed 2:04.36 42 Sam Sann Completed 2:04.90 43 Rashad Richardson Completed 2:05.15 44 Adam Parkhurst Completed 2:29.94 45 Jose Rodriguez Completed 2:31.02 46 Brady Dunkley Completed 2:50.45 47 Travis Paecht Completed 3:07.76 48 Johnathan Morin Completed 3:16.75

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