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Hōshōryū is the sixth Mongolian to be promoted to sumo's highest rank, and the first wrestler to be promoted to yokozuna since Terunofuji in July 2021. [2] He is the sixth-fastest wrestler to reach the top rank since the six-tournament system was introduced in 1958, doing so in 42 tournaments. [ 99 ]
This championship victory for a beginner wrestler in the makuuchi division is a feat never achieved in 110 years, a first since Ryōgoku Kajinosuke II won the June 1914 tournament. [31] The win also made Takerufuji the fastest wrestler to win a top-division championship at the time, doing so in 10 tournaments since his debut.
During his eight years at the yokozuna rank, Akebono won a further eight tournament championships, for a career total of eleven, and was a runner-up on thirteen other occasions, despite suffering several serious injuries. Although his rival yokozuna Takanohana won more tournaments in this period, their individual head-to-heads remained very close.
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.
Kakuryū was designated as yokozuna-ōzeki on the March 2020 banzuke after just one other wrestler remained at the ōzeki rank. It was the first time in 38 years that the yokozuna-ōzeki designation was used. [44] He was a runner-up for the eighth time in this tournament with a 12–3 record. [10]
Takanohana comes from a family with a great sumo history, sometimes called the "Hanada Dynasty." [3] His uncle Wakanohana Kanji I was a yokozuna from 1958 to 1962, and his father Takanohana Kenshi had held the second highest rank of ōzeki for a then record 50 tournaments from 1972 to 1981.
Kōji Kitao (Japanese: 北尾 光司, August 12, 1963 – February 10, 2019) [1] was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler, born in Mie.As Futahaguro Kōji (双羽黒 光司) he was sumo's 60th yokozuna, and the only one in sumo history not to win a top division tournament championship. [2]