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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.
Yokozuna (August 1749) * Up to date as of September 2007. Maruyama Gondazaemon ( Japanese : 丸山 権太左衛門 , December 23, 1713 – November 14, 1749) was a Japanese sumo wrestler, who is formally recognised as the third yokozuna .
The list includes yokozuna and ōzeki (the highest rank before the yokozuna rank was introduced), but excludes so-called kanban or "guest ōzeki" (usually big men drawn from local crowds to promote a tournament who would never appear on the banzuke again) and wrestlers for which insufficient data is available.
Yokozuna Kakuryū Rikisaburō (center) performing the ring-entering ceremony while flanked by a sword bearer on the left and dew sweeper on the right. Yokozuna (横綱, IPA: [jo̞ko̞d͡zɯᵝna]) is the highest rank in sumo.
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.
1979-3 1987-12 Yokozuna Tatsunami: 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 ...
List of sumo elders as of January 2025 Elder name Ring name Highest rank Stable Rank Date of birth Retirement; Name Position Hakkaku Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi: Yokozuna: Hakkaku: Master Chairman June 22, 1963 (age 61) 2028 Kasugano Tochinowaka Kiyotaka: Sekiwake: Kasugano: Master Director May 22, 1962 (age 62) 2027 Sakaigawa Ryōgoku Kajinosuke IV
Terunofuji became the first sumo wrestler to win his first two tournaments at the yokozuna rank since Taihō, who accomplished the feat in January 1962. [85] He was also the first wrestler to win four tournaments in a year since Hakuhō in 2014.