Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Rank Ring name Max. weight Stable Highest rank Birth date Birthplace Death date 1 Ōrora Satoshi 大露羅: 292.6 kg (645 lb) Yamahibiki (also Kitanoumi) Makushita 43 April 26, 1983 (age 41) Zaigrayevo, Buryat ASSR, Soviet Union: 2 Konishiki 小錦: 287 kg (633 lb) Takasago: Ōzeki December 31, 1963 (age 61)
It was not always the strongest ōzeki but those with the most influential patrons who were chosen. 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.
On his first day of high school, sumo practitioner Hinomaru Ushio joins Odachi High's sumo club. Despite his short stature (professional sumo has a height requirement of 167 centimeters (5.5 feet)), Hinomaru aims to become the best in high school to force the professional sumo association to let him compete, and then reach the sport's highest rank of yokozuna.
He is one of only ten men to be a repeat champion in the World's Strongest Man competition. [ 4 ] Jouko was a very successful strongman competitor, at 6' 1" (1.85 m) and 275 lbs (125 kg), corresponding to a BMI of 35.8, which is low by WSM standards.
Levan Saginashvili, nicknamed the Georgian Hulk, is a Georgian professional arm-wrestler who holds the World's number 1 ranking on the Right Hand. Winner of the World Armwrestling Championship seven times, the European arm-wrestling championship six times, the Vendetta Top 8 four times, and the current holder of the East vs West Super Heavyweight Championship, Saginashvili is widely regarded ...
Under the original version of the policy, you could win the title by either defeating the reigning champion or winning a box-off between the magazine's No. 1 and No. 2 (occasionally No. 3) ranked contenders. A fighter could not be stripped of the title unless he lost or retired.
Marko Varalahti is a former strongman competitor from Finland who is best known for competing in the 1995 World's Strongest Man competition, finishing in 3rd place. [2] Varalahti also won Finland's Strongest Man in 1995.
Millennium Dumbbell 105 kg (231 lb) – one hand lift [first man to achieve this feat] (joint-world record) [7]; Inch Dumbbell 78 kg (172 lb) – one hand lift (63 reps within 10 minutes) (World record) [4] (Haugen has also done 65 reps with a slightly lighter 76 kg (168 lb) replica) [8]