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The first table below lists the champions since the six-tournament system was instituted in 1958. [1] The championship is determined by the wrestler with the highest win–loss score after fifteen bouts, held at a rate of one per day over the duration of the 15-day tournament. In the event of a tie a play-off is held between the wrestlers ...
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or honbasho are included here. Since 1958, six honbasho have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins.
The Sumo Association have overseen all promotions since Chiyonoyama's in 1951. Two consecutive tournament championships or an "equivalent performance" at ōzeki level are the minimum requirement for promotion to yokozuna in modern sumo. The longest serving yokozuna ever was Hakuhō, who was promoted in 2007 and retired in 2021. [1]
was expelled from sumo in 2011 due to alleged match-fixing but reinstated after winning a court case, became Arashio oyakata: Yoshikaze: 2004-1 2019-9 Sekiwake Oguruma: four-time sekiwake, college sumo champion, at one time held record for most makuuchi appearances without a san'yaku promotion: Hōmashō: 2004-3 2015-1 Komusubi Shikoroyama
This is a list of world championships medalists in amateur sumo. The International Sumo Federation (ISF) is the governing body of amateur sumo in the world. First ...
Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. “It is with sadness that we announce Akebono Taro died of heart failure earlier this month ...
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.
Among Japan's young sumo wrestlers, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 187 pounds, Kyuta is twice the size of other children his age. He's so dominant that he wrestles, and defeats, boys ...