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The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Only wrestlers weighing 200 kilograms (440 lb) or over are included. Wrestlers shown in bold are still active as of January 2023. Ōrora (left), the heaviest sumo wrestler ever, fights eighth-heaviest Kainowaka Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever ...
At 265 kg (584 lb), Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler in history, [2] and is also thought to be the heaviest Japanese person ever. [1] In April 2011, he was told to retire by the Japan Sumo Association after he and several other wrestlers were found to be involved in match-fixing. He currently participates in sumo ...
Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e (born December 31, 1963), better known by his stage name, Konishiki Yasokichi (小錦八十吉, Konishiki Yasokichi), is an American-born Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. [1] [2] He was the first non-Japanese-born wrestler to reach ōzeki, the second-highest possible rank
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current March/Haru 2025 banzuke, by clicking the 'Current rank' sorting button.; The East side of the banzuke is regarded as more prestigious than the West side and those ranked on the East will generally have had a slightly better record in the previous tournament than those with the same rank on the West.
Aoiyama Kōsuke (Japanese: 碧山 亘右, born 19 June 1986 as Daniel Ivanov (Bulgarian: Даниел Иванов)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler or rikishi from Elhovo, Bulgaria. He made his professional debut in 2009 , reaching the top division two years later, debuting in the November 2011 tournament.
Ōhō is a third-generation professional sumo wrestler. His maternal grandfather is the 48th yokozuna Taihō. His mother, Mieko, is Taihō's third daughter. His father is former sekiwake Takatōriki. Ōhō is the third-born of four brothers. His oldest brother, Yukio, is a professional wrestler in Japan.
Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993 he made history by becoming the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna , the ...
The following articles contain lists of sumo wrestlers: List of active sumo wrestlers; List of heaviest sumo wrestlers; List of komusubi; List of ōzeki; List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers; List of past sumo wrestlers; List of sekiwake; List of sumo elders; List of sumo record holders; List of yokozuna