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The first list of yokozuna (with 17 names in total) was compiled by the 12th yokozuna Jinmaku Kyūgorō in 1900 but was not regarded as official until 1926 when it was published by the newly formed Japan Sumo Association and updated to 31 names. Since that time, 42 more yokozuna have been promoted.
East Yokozuna 2011-7 Isegahama November 29, 1991 (age 33) Ulaanbaatar: after reaching ōzeki, dropped four divisions due to health problems but fought back up to become 73rd yokozuna in 2021, ten-time makuuchi champion, originally sent to Japan when judo coach, Hakuhō's father, recognized potential: Tobizaru 翔猿: East Maegashira 5 2015-1
Terunofuji performing the yokozuna dohyō-iri ceremony at Meiji Shrine, August 2021. In the July 2021 tournament, Terunofuji was in contention for the Emperor's Cup with a perfect record after 14 days before losing in the final match to fellow Mongolian-born yokozuna Hakuhō, who won the championship with a perfect 15–0 record. [75]
Terunofuji Haruo ‡ – Gantulga Gan-Erdene – 2011–active – 73rd yokozuna [25] Tokinishiki Harunobu – Tsendsuren Tüshig – 2022–2023 – sandanme 85 Tokisōma Baira – Ankhbayar Batbayar – 2017–2024 – makushita 25
The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established.
Ōhō is a third-generation professional sumo wrestler. His maternal grandfather is the 48th yokozuna Taihō. His mother, Mieko, is Taihō's third daughter. His father is former sekiwake Takatōriki. Ōhō is the third-born of four brothers. His oldest brother, Yukio, is a professional wrestler in Japan.
After graduating from high school, he focused on healing his shoulder injury and worked at his father's metalwork machinery company Noda Gumi in Tottori. By virtue of winning the All Japan Corporate Sumo Championship in September 2022 (and thus being named Corporate Yokozuna) he was eligible to enter professional sumo as makushita tsukedashi '. [7]
Following the tournament, the Sumo Association stated that Kotozakura would be a candidate for yokozuna promotion at the following tournament in January 2025. [75] "There aren't many opportunities to challenge for yokozuna. I have to grab it," he said. [76] Kotozakura finished 2024 with 66 wins, the most of any wrestler in the top division. [75]