His quick-witted remark left The Terminator star speechless and became an iconic story among bodybuilding circles.
Mr Sugita is said to have passed away from natural causes on April 13 and was buried the next day.
After finding initial success nationally and being crowned Mr Japan in 1972, the bodybuilder went on to establish himself globally as one of the best.
He became the first Japanese man to win the Mr Universe competition, only for his admirer, Mr Schwarzenegger, to win the same competition a year later.
When Mr Sugita was given his title, he posed for photos with his two fellow contestants and country men, Masashi Enomoto and Kozo Sudo, in Hyde Park but caused quite the ruckus for passerbys.

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