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Canadian-born, found success early, but retired due to inability to adjust to sumo/Japanese life; later became pro wrestler: Ganyū: 1986-3 2000-5 Maegashira 1 Kitanoumi: active as an elder in the JSA under the name Yamahibiki: Hanakaze: 1986-3 2021-1 Sandanme 18 Tatsunami: longest career in history of sumo, aged 51 at retirement: Tomoefuji ...
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he was the stable master of Kokonoe stable until the time of his death.
Asashōryū in the dedication sumo wrestling at Yasukuni Shrine (10 April 2009) Asashōryū and Hakuhō Shō at the Yasukuni Shrine Dedicated Sumo (10 April 2009) The January 2009 honbasho , Asashōryū's first full tournament since May 2008, was a remarkable success.
Ishiura Shikanosuke (Japanese: 石浦 鹿介, born January 10, 1990 as Masakatsu Ishiura (石浦 将勝, Ishiura Masakatsu)) is a retired Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tottori Prefecture. Wrestling for Miyagino stable, he debuted in sumo wrestling in January 2013 and made his makuuchi debut in November 2016.
Takanoyama Shuntarō (born 21 February 1983 as Pavel Bojar) is a former sumo wrestler from Prague, Czech Republic.He is the first man from the Czech Republic to join the professional sport in Japan. [2]
Theo, a nine-year-old child from Australia, tries to spar against former sumo wrestler Towanoyama in the sumo ring at Yokozuna Tonkatsu Dosukoi Tanaka in Tokyo, Japan on June 30, 2023.
Hanakaze Daisaku (Japanese: 華吹 大作, born 28 May 1970 as Daisaku Yamaguchi (山口 大作)) is a retired Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo.He made his debut in March, 1986 and wrestled for Tatsunami stable.
Aminishiki Ryūji (born October 3, 1978, as Ryūji Suginomori) is a former Japanese sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 1997 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2000. He earned twelve special prizes and won eight kinboshi or gold stars for defeating yokozuna .