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The sumo lifestyle has negative health effects which become apparent later in life. Sumo wrestlers have a life expectancy between 60 and 65, more than 20 years shorter than the average Japanese male, as the diet and sport take a toll on the wrestler's body.
He quickly became the World Amateur Sumo Champion, leading him to be one of the most famous sumo wrestlers outside Japan. [3] In 2007, he intended to drop from 750 to 550 lbs in order to improve his health, still hoping to participate in the next Sumo World Championships and the US Olympic judo tryouts. [2]
He is the only wrestler to win at least one championship every year of his top division career. [1] He was a popular grand champion, especially amongst women and children. [2] After retiring from active competition, he became a sumo coach, although health problems meant he had limited success.
A Russian sumo wrestler who was once known as “The World’s Heaviest Boy” has died at the age of 21. According to TMZ, Dzhambulat Khatokhov died recently from chronic kidney complications.
Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993 he made history by becoming the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna , the ...
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.
first wrestler from his stable to make top division, but injuries and other health issues eventually led him to retire: Kaisei: 2006-9 2022-9 Sekiwake Tomozuna Ōshima: first brazilian to reach makuuchi and sanyaku, now a coach at Ōshima stable under the name Tomozuna: Aran: 2007-1 2013-9 Sekiwake Mihogaseki
Taylor Tuli Wily (June 14, 1968 – June 20, 2024) was an American actor, sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist. [1] He competed in UFC where he was billed as Teila Tuli and also competed in sumo wrestling. As an actor, he was known for his recurring role as Kamekona Tupuola on both Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum P.I.