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Akebono Tarō (Japanese: 曙 太郎, Hepburn: Akebono Tarō, born Chadwick Haheo Rowan; 8 May 1969 – 6 April 2024 [3]) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii.
By 2013, foreign born wrestlers made up just seven percent of the 613 wrestlers active in professional sumo, yet occupied one third of the 42 spots in the top division. [7] No Japanese-born wrestler won a top division tournament between Tochiazuma in January 2006 and Kotoshōgiku in January 2016, with 56 of the 58 tournaments held in that ...
Pioneering US-born former sumo wrestling champion Akebono has died, his family announced in a statement Thursday. Widely considered to have blazed a trail for other foreign sumo wrestlers, the 54 ...
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]
TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of ...
Akebono is a Japanese word meaning dawn or the color of the sky at dawn. It may refer to: ... Akebono Tarō (1969-2024), sumo wrestler and professional wrestler ...
26: Akebono takes a consecutive championship and his fifth overall. Takanohana is again runner-up. Later makuuchi regular Hamanoshima has his one and only jūryō championship. Two former jūryō wrestlers announce their retirements – Wakatosho at the age of 24 due to a left ankle injury, and Daigaku at age 28.
his father and brother were also sumo wrestlers: Takanonami: 1987-3 2004-5 Ōzeki Futagoyama: had longest single wrestler rivalry in history with Musashimaru, often appears on television due to accessible personality: Takamishu: 1987-3 1989-7 Makushita 2 Azumazeki: Early star from Azumazeki stable before being overshadowed by stablemate Akebono.