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Yokozuna is the highest rank of sumo wrestling. It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain ōzeki to perform the dohyō-iri ceremony.
Most yokozuna struggle to perform well in the tournament immediately following their promotion, but Takanosato won it with a perfect record—the first yokozuna to do so since Futabayama in the 1930s. [2] Although his yokozuna career was relatively short, he had a great rivalry with fellow yokozuna Chiyonofuji. In the four tournaments from July ...
This is a list of foreign-born professional sumo wrestlers by country and/or ethnicity of origin, along with original name, years active in sumo wrestling, and highest rank attained. Names in bold indicate a still-active wrestler. There are 186 wrestlers who have listed a foreign country as their place of birth on the banzuke or official ...
Highest rank 1 Hakuhō: 1093: 2004–2021: Yokozuna 2 Kaiō: 879: 1993–2011: Ōzeki 3 Chiyonofuji: 807: 1975–1991: Yokozuna 4 Kitanoumi: 804: 1972–1984: Yokozuna 5 Taihō: 746: 1960–1971: Yokozuna 6 Kotoshōgiku: 718: 2005–2020: Ōzeki 7 Kisenosato: 714: 2004–2019: Yokozuna 8 Harumafuji: 712: 2004–2017: Yokozuna 9 Musashimaru: 706 ...
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.
The 11th Yokozuna, Shiranui Kōemon and the 13th Yokozuna, Kimenzan Tanigorō (1866) There are two competing legends regarding the origin of the yokozuna rank. According to one, a 9th-century wrestler named Hajikami tied a shimenawa around his waist as a handicap and dared anyone to touch it, creating sumo as it is now known in the process.
only yokozuna to have never won a top division championship: Hokutoumi: 1979-3 1992-5 Yokozuna Kokonoe: once one of four yokozuna, after his retirement the rank was vacant for 8 months until Akebono: Kotogaume: 1979-3 1997-3 Sekiwake Sadogatake: last to defeat Chiyonofuji before his 53-win streak: Masurao: 1979-3 1990-7 Sekiwake Oshiogawa
Kinboshi (金星, lit. gold star) is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna.. It is believed that the term stems from the usage of the terms shiroboshi (lit: white star) to designate a bout victory, and kuroboshi (black star) to designate a bout defeat.