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The title of the oldest verified wrestler of all time belongs to Polish wrestler Abe Coleman (1905–2007), who lived 101 years, 189 days who lived 101 years, 189 days. The oldest person ever to be involved in the wrestling industry was promoter Harry Elliott (1904–2006), aged 101 years, 314 days.
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]
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or honbasho are included here. Since 1958, six honbasho have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins. Before this, tournaments were held less frequently; sometimes ...
Ichinoya Mitsuru (born 28 December 1960 as Tetsuhiro Matsuda) is a former sumo wrestler from Tokunoshima, Ōshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sandanme 6. He is a rare example of a national university graduate joining professional sumo.
His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held on three occasions. In his exceptionally long career, he made more appearances in the top division than any other wrestler at 1470, [1] and only Ōshio fought more than his 1870 career bouts. He was the first wrestler since the 1950s to be ranked in the top division after the age of 40.
As he has only fought seven matches per tournament, as opposed to sekitori ranked wrestlers who fight all 15 days, he does not hold any record for most bouts contested or most consecutive bouts. He has the sixth highest number of wins among active wrestlers. [4] Hanakaze turned 50 years of age in May 2020.
Despite being a multi-time world champion, Randy Orton didn't want to overcome Eldern Ring's adversity. WWE Wrestler Randy Orton Paid $1,000 For Someone Else To Level Up His Elden Ring Character ...
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he was the stable master of Kokonoe stable until the time of his death.