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John Loobey is a car tool salesman from Bristol, Tennessee. Loobey is currently the oldest competitor to finish the second obstacle in a qualifying course, at 65 years of age.


American Ninja Warrior 7[]

John actually first competed in San Pedro in American Ninja Warrior 7. His run was cut however, but he slipped up on the Quintuple Steps for a early exit.

American Ninja Warrior 8[]

John competed at 64 years old in Philadephia in American Ninja Warrior 8. where he cleared both the Floating Steps and the Log Grip in Qualifying, before failing the Paddle Boards. He tied with Dan Leach in American Ninja Warrior 5 for being the oldest to make it to the third obstacle, who was also at 64 years of age at the time.

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John Loobey at the Philadelphia Qualifier - American Ninja Warrior 2016

American Ninja Warrior 9[]

John returned to compete at 65 years old in Daytona Qualifying in American Ninja Warrior 9. where he later broke his own record as the oldest man ever to complete two obstacles. He cleared the Floating Steps and the Rolling Pin, before failing the Wingnuts.

American Ninja Warrior 10[]

Loobey returned in American Ninja Warrior 10 where he competed in Indianapolis. His run was cut, but despite being able to do so the past two seasons, he shockingly failed to get past the first obstacle, the Floating Steps.

American Ninja Warrior 11[]

He returned in Cincinnati for American Ninja Warrior 11. His run was once again cut, but shockingly enough, history repeated for a third time as he failed the first obstacle again. He failed the Shrinking Steps.

American Ninja Warrior 13[]

John after a two year hiatus returned in season 13 but his run was cut short by the shrinking steps once again which makes it the fourth time in his career that he was knocked out on the first obstacle.

American Ninja Warrior 14[]

John returned for the first round of qualifying. His birthday took place during the taping of the first round of qualifying, where he turned 70 years old.

For the first time since American Ninja Warrior 9, he cleared the first obstacle. He later attempted the Rollercoaster, but he didn’t let go on the first track and couldn’t built up the momentum needed to get to the second track, eventually falling there.

Trivia[]

  • John Loobey is the eighth contestant on ANW to run a course on his birthday, after Cheetah Platt (ANW 2's qualifiers), Natalie Strasser (ANW 4's Southwest qualifiers), Daniel Gil (ANW 8's Oklahoma City qualifiers), Halei Jo Fuller (ANW 10's Miami qualifiers), Brett Sims (ANW 10's Miami finals), Jackson Meyer (ANW 11's Tacoma finals), Jose Gomez (ANW 13's semifinals 3), and John Loobey (ANW 14's semifinals 1).
  • Loobey officially ties with Rich Talavera in ANW 9's Kansas City qualifiers for being the oldest competitor to complete an obstacle on an ANW course, both at age 70. Technically however, Talavera would be slightly older as Loobey just turned 70 when he completed the Shrinking Steps in ANW 14.
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