This is a list of past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo

Sumo

is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...

. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned from the wrestlers' individual articles; refer to their links for more details.

Ring name Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is...	Entered	Retired	Highest rank	Stable Heya In sumo wrestling, a heya , usually translated into English as stable, is an organization of sumo wrestlers where they train and live. All wrestlers in professional sumo must belong to one. There are currently 49 heya , all but four of which belong to one of five ichimon...	Career and other notes
Akashi Shiganosuke Akashi Shiganosuke Akashi Shiganosuke was officially acknowledged as the first sumo wrestler to hold the title of yokozuna. A legendary figure, his historical existence is disputed. He is said to have been active in the Kan'ei era...	1624?	1643?	aYokozuna	N.A.	yokozuna status conferred centuries later, historical existence disputed
Ayagawa Gorōji Ayagawa Goroji Ayagawa Gorōji was a sumo wrestler. He is formally recognised as the second yokozuna .Ayagawa came from Tochigi prefecture and was promoted to ozeki in 1717. According to tradition, he was the strongest wrestler in the Genbun era. He was a famous sumo wrestler in Edo, Osaka and Kyoto...	1715?	1745?	aYokozuna	N.A.	yokozuna status historically conferred, actual yokozuna license never proven
Maruyama Gondazaemon Maruyama Gondazaemon Maruyama Gondazaemon was a sumo wrestler. He is officially recognised as the third yokozuna . His real name was '. He came from a village in the Sendai Domain .-Career:Gondazaemon went to Edo at the age of just 17, and was trained by...	1735?	1749-11	aYokozuna	Nanatsumori	yokozuna status historically conferred, died while an active wrestler
Miyagino Nishikinosuke Miyagino Nishikinosuke Miyagino Nishikinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was sekiwake. He was an active top makuuchi division wrestler at the age of 52, which is the all-time recognized record.-Career:...	1766-10	1796-3	cSekiwake	Sanoyama	oldest top division wrestler at the age of 52, first Miyagino stable Miyagino stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd Yokozuna Yoshibayama as Yoshibayama dōjō while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 1960.... master
Tanikaze Kajinosuke Tanikaze Kajinosuke was a sumo wrestler in Japan in the Tokugawa era, and the first to be awarded the title of Yokozuna within his own lifetime. He achieved great fame and won 21 tournament championships. He was also the coach of Raiden Tameemon.- Early career :...	1769-4	1794-11	aYokozuna	Isenoumi Isenoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables, it is one of the oldest active stables in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first Yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of...	streak of 63 wins held for 150 years, died while active
Onogawa Kisaburō Onogawa Kisaburo Onogawa Kisaburō was a sumo wrestler from Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 5th Yokozuna. Along with Tanikaze he was the first to be given a yokozuna licence by the House of Yoshida Tsukasa and the first to perform the dohyō-iri to promote sumo tournaments.-Career:Onogawa was...	1779-10	1798-10	aYokozuna	Tamagaki	first yokozuna to perform dohyo-iri along with Tanikaze
Raiden Tameemon	1790-11	1811-2	bŌzeki	Urakaze (Isenoumi Isenoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables, it is one of the oldest active stables in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first Yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of... )	considered one of the best wrestlers ever, but never promoted to Yokozuna, possibly for political reasons
Kashiwado Risuke Kashiwado Risuke Kashiwado Risuke was a sumo wrestler from Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.-Career:Kashiwado was born in Aomori and went to Edo in 1806, joining Isenoumi stable. He was given the name "Kashiwado" and worked under Hirosaki Domain. His highest rank was Ozeki...	1806-10	1825-1	bŌzeki	Isenoumi Isenoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables, it is one of the oldest active stables in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first Yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of...	rejected a yokozuna license to avoid conflict between prominent families
Tamagaki Gakunosuke Tamagaki Gakunosuke Tamagaki Gakunosuke IV was Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was Ozeki. Kashiwado Risuke was his rival.-Career:...	1806-10	1824-8	bŌzeki	Tamagaki	like Kashiwado, a yokozuna strength wrestler who had to reject a license
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke Onomatsu Midorinosuke Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke was a sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 6th Yokozuna. He trained ozeki Tsurugizan Taniemon.-Early career:...	1815-3	1835-11	aYokozuna	Takekuma	was often criticized for number of false starts
Inazuma Inazuma Raigoro Inazuma Raigorō was a sumo wrestler from Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 7th Yokozuna. Inazuma means lightning in Japanese.-Career:...	1821-2	1839-11	aYokozuna	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	received yokozuna licenses from Gojo family and Yoshida family
Tsurugizan Taniemon Tsurugizan Taniemon Tsurugizan Taniemon was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki. He won six tournament championships on an official basis, before the yusho system was established and was offered, but rejected, a yokozuna licence.-Career:He joined Hatachiyama stable and was later...	1827-3	1852-2	bŌzeki	Onomatsu Onomatsu stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in its modern form on 1 October 1994 by Masurao Hiroo, who branched off from the now defunct Oshiogawa stable. His first wrestler to reach the top makuuchi division was Katayama in 2005....	offered a yokozuna license but rejected it
Hidenoyama Raigorō Hidenoyama Raigoro Hidenoyama Raigorō was a sumo wrestler from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 9th Yokozuna...	1828-3	1850-3	aYokozuna	Hidenoyama	shortest yokozuna ever, wrestlers outside his stable once staged a strike against his authority
Shiranui Dakuemon Shiranui Dakuemon Shiranui Dakuemon was a sumo wrestler from Uto, Kumamoto, Japan. He was the sport's 8th Yokozuna. He was the coach of Shiranui Kōemon.- Early life :...	1830-11	1844-1	aYokozuna	Urakaze	coach of Shiranui Kōemon Shiranui Koemon Shiranui Kōemon was a sumo wrestler from Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 11th Yokozuna.-Career:...
Unryū Kyūkichi Unryu Kyukichi Unryū Kyūkichi was a sumo wrestler from Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 10th Yokozuna.-Career:...	1847-11	1865-2	aYokozuna	Oitekaze Oitekaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation on 1 October 1998 by former maegashira Daishoyama, who is the stable's current head coach...	unryū dohyō-iri style named for him
Jinmaku Jinmaku Kyugoro Jinmaku Kyūgorō was a sumo wrestler from what is now Shimane, Japan. He was the sport's 12th Yokozuna.-Career:...	1850-11	1867-11	aYokozuna	Hidenoyama	erected monument to former yokozuna, first time first 3 yokozuna recognized
Shiranui Kōemon Shiranui Koemon Shiranui Kōemon was a sumo wrestler from Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 11th Yokozuna.-Career:...	1850-11	1869-11	aYokozuna	Sakaigawa Sakaigawa stable Sakaigawa stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established in its modern form on 25 May 1998 by former komusubi Ryogoku, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...	considered the actual innovator of the unryū dohyō-iri style
Kimenzan Tanigorō Kimenzan Tanigoro Kimenzan Tanigorō was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 13th Yokozuna.-Career:Kimenzan was born in Yoru, Gifu Prefecture, Japan and his real name was Shin'ichi Tanaka. He entered sumo in February 1852 in the second highest juryo division and reached the top makuuchi division in January 1857...	1852-2	1870-11	aYokozuna	Takekuma	at 43 oldest wrestler ever to be promoted to yokozuna
Sakaigawa Namiemon Sakaigawa Namiemon Sakaigawa Namiemon was a sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 14th Yokozuna.-Career:...	1857-11	1881-1	aYokozuna	Sakaigawa Sakaigawa stable Sakaigawa stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established in its modern form on 25 May 1998 by former komusubi Ryogoku, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...	a number of dubious yokozuna titles were awarded in his period, diluting the integrity of the title, his title is the only one from his time still recognized
Umegatani I Umegatani Totaro I Umegatani Tōtarō was a sumo wrestler from Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 15th Yokozuna. He was generally regarded as the strongest wrestler to emerge since the era of Tanikaze and Raiden.-Career:...	1871-3	1885-5	aYokozuna	Ikazuchi	died at 83, longest lived yokozuna after retirement, helped build first Ryōgoku Kokugikan Ryogoku Kokugikan , also known as Sumo Hall, is an indoor sporting arena located in the Ryōgoku neighborhood of Sumida, one of the 23 wards of Tokyo in Japan, next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It is the third building built in Tokyo associated with the name kokugikan. The current building was opened in 1985 and has a...
Nishinoumi Kajirō I Nishinoumi Kajiro I Nishinoumi Kajirō I was a sumo wrestler from Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 16th Yokozuna, and the first to be officially listed as such on the banzuke ranking sheets, an act which strengthened the prestige of yokozuna as the highest level of achievement in professional...	1882-1	1896-1	aYokozuna	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	first wrestler actually listed on banzuke at the rank of yokozuna
Konishiki Yasokichi I Konishiki Yasokichi I Konishiki Yasokichi I was a sumo wrestler from Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 17th Yokozuna.-Career:...	1883-5	1901-1	aYokozuna	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	although competitive, never won a championship as yokozuna
Ōzutsu Man'emon Ozutsu Man'emon Ōzutsu Man'emon was a sumo wrestler from Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 18th Yokozuna.-Career:Ōzutsu was a taller sumo wrestler compared with other wrestlers at that time...	1885-1	1908-1	aYokozuna	Oguruma Oguruma Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from 1987 when it was founded by Kotokaze, a former Sadogatake stable wrestler. He gives all his new recruits shikona with the suffix "kaze" , taken from his own fighting name. The first wrestler...	strength greatly declined after fighting in Russo-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...
Onigatani Saiji Onigatani Saiji Onigatani Saiji was a Japanese sumo wrestler who is known for being active in the top makuuchi division at the age of 51, which is a record after the beginning of the Meiji era.-Career:...	1886-1	1907-1	dKomusubi	Ikazuchi	retired from active sumo at age of 51
Wakashima Wakashima Gonshiro Wakashima Gonshirō was a sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 21st Yokozuna.-Career:...	1891-5	1907-1	aYokozuna	Tomozuna Tomozuna stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long and prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Kaiki, who is also a director of the Japan Sumo Association... Nakamura Nakamura Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation in May 1986 by Fujizakura of the Takasago stable. The stable's first sekitori was Saigo in November 1995. It has yet to produce any makuuchi wrestlers. As of December 2007 had 14 sumo...	first official yokozuna from Osaka sumo, retired young due to a cycling accident
Hitachiyama Hitachiyama Taniemon Hitachiyama Taniemon was a sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaragi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 19th Yokozuna from 1903 till 1914. His great rivalry with Umegatani Tōtarō II created the "Ume-Hitachi Era" and did much to popularise sumo...	1892-6	1914-5	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	last wrestler to win over .900 of his bouts in top division, considered to be the most honorable yokozuna ever by many, did much to increase the popularity of sumo
Umegatani II Umegatani Totaro II Umegatani Tōtarō II was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 20th Yokozuna. Umegatani had a great rivalry with yokozuna Hitachiyama Taniemon...	1892-6	1915-5	aYokozuna	Ikazuchi	youngest ever yokozuna at that time
Araiwa Kamenosuke Araiwa Kamenosuke Araiwa Kamenosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tottori Prefecture. His highest rank was ōzeki.-Career:...	1894-1	1909-1	bŌzeki	Oguruma Oguruma Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from 1987 when it was founded by Kotokaze, a former Sadogatake stable wrestler. He gives all his new recruits shikona with the suffix "kaze" , taken from his own fighting name. The first wrestler...	had a winning average of over .800
Takamiyama Torinosuke Takamiyama Torinosuke Takamiyama Torinosuke was a Japanese sumo wrestler.-Career:He joined Takasago stable, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1907. In the June 1909 tournament, he defeated ozeki Tachiyama and won the first official championship in the history of the professional sumo. He reached his highest rank of...	1895-6	1913-5	cSekiwake	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	won first officially recognized sumo top division championship
Tamatsubaki Kentaro Tamatsubaki Kentaro was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Japan. He was known for his techniques, which covered his small size. Although his height was only 158 cm, he afflicted Hitachiyama and was called "mite". He was the shortest wrestler in sumo history, and also one of the lightest at 73 kg. His highest...	1897-1	1916-1	cSekiwake	Ikazuchi	at 158 cm, the shortest wrestler in history
Ōnishiki Daigorō Onishiki Daigoro Ōnishiki Daigorō was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 28th Yokozuna.-Career:Ōnishiki was born in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in what is now Yatomi City. There are several theories about his birth date....	1898-11	1922-1	aYokozuna	Asahiyama Asahiyama stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long history. As of April 2008 it had 11 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	active in Osaka sumo
Ōkido Moriemon Okido Moriemon Ōkido Moriemon was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 23rd Yokozuna. He was second yokozuna to be recognised from Osaka sumo, and the only yokozuna who spent his whole active career in Osaka.-Career:...	1899-9	1914-1	aYokozuna	Minato Minato stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in 1982 by former komusubi Yutakayama, who branched off from Tokitsukaze stable. Minato Oyakata studied at the Tokyo University of Agriculture, and due to his interest in academia his stable was the...	only yokozuna who spent his whole career in Osaka sumo
Nishinoumi Kajirō II Nishinoumi Kajiro II Nishinoumi Kajirō II was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 25th Yokozuna.- Career :Nishinoumi was promoted to the top makuuchi division in May 1906. He was awarded a yokozuna licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa in February 1916 after winning a championship at January 1916 tournament...	1900-1	1918-5	aYokozuna	Izutsu Izutsu stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables.The stable was established in the Meiji era by former yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō I, the 16th yokozuna, who became the 7th Izutsu-oyakata. He was succeeded by Nishinoumi Kajirō II, the 25th yokozuna...	oldest wrestler to be promoted to yokozuna in the 20th century, committed suicide later in life
Tachiyama	1900-5	1918-1	aYokozuna	Tomozuna Tomozuna stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long and prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Kaiki, who is also a director of the Japan Sumo Association...	never had a losing tournament in 18 year career, only lost 3 bouts as a yokozuna
Ōtori Tanigorō Otori Tanigoro Ōtori Tanigorō was a sumo wrestler from Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 24th Yokozuna.-Career:He fought out of Miyagino stable and made his debut in the jonokuchi division in May 1903...	1903-5	1920-5	aYokozuna	Miyagino Miyagino stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd Yokozuna Yoshibayama as Yoshibayama dōjō while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 1960....	has a monument built for him in Inzai, Chiba Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
Ryōgoku Yūjirō Ryogoku Yujiro Ryogoku Yujiro was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was sekiwake.-Career:He made a debut in June 1909. He reached the top makuuchi division in May 1914 and won the championship with a 9-0-1 record. He is the only wrestler since 1909 to win the top division championship at his first attempt...	1909-6	1924-1	cSekiwake	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	only wrestler to win the top division on his first attempt since the 1909 yusho system was established
Ōnishiki Uichirō Onishiki Uichiro Ōnishiki Uichirō was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th Yokozuna. On November 2, 1922, he became the first yokozuna to perform Yokozuna Dohyo-iri at the Meiji Shrine.-Career:...	1910-1	1923-1	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	reached Yokozuna after only 5 top division tournaments which is an all time record, trained under Hitachiyama
Nishinoumi Kajirō III Nishinoumi Kajiro III Nishinoumi Kajirō III was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 30th Yokozuna.-Career:He joined Izutsu stable and made a debut in January 1910. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in January 1916...	1910-1	1928-10	aYokozuna	Izutsu Izutsu stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables.The stable was established in the Meiji era by former yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō I, the 16th yokozuna, who became the 7th Izutsu-oyakata. He was succeeded by Nishinoumi Kajirō II, the 25th yokozuna...	promoted to yokozuna without winning any championships, which caused controversy
Tsunenohana Tsunenohana Kan'ichi Tsunenohana Kan'ichi was a sumo wrestler from Okayama, Japan. He was the sport's 31st Yokozuna.-Career:...	1910-1	1930-10	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	attempted suicide as a sumo elder after being blamed for JSA troubles
Miyagiyama Miyagiyama Fukumatsu Miyagiyama Fukumatsu was a sumo wrestler from Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 29th Yokozuna. He was the last yokozuna in Osaka sumo.-Career:...	1910-6	1931-1	aYokozuna	Takadagawa Takadagawa Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was formed in 1974 by former ozeki Maenoyama, and was originally in the Takasago group of stables, but was excommunicated from that group in 1998 due to disagreement over group nominations to the Japan Sumo...	achieved fame in Osaka, helped save integrity of much maligned Osaka sumo by achieving success in Tokyo after Osaka sumo was disbanded
Tochigiyama	1911-2	1925-5	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	lost only 3 bouts in rise to top division, ended the 56 victory streak of Tachiyama
Shimizugawa Shimizugawa Motokichi Shimizugawa Motokichi was a sumo wrestler from Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki.-Career:...	1917-1	1937-5	bŌzeki	Hatachiyama	won three top division championships, but never promoted to yokozuna
Hitachiiwa Eitarō Hitachiiwa Eitaro Hitachiiwa Eitarō was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tokyo. His highest rank was Ōzeki.-Career:...	1917-5	1931-3	bŌzeki	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	his only tournament championship caused great controversy
Tamanishiki Tamanishiki San'emon Tamanishiki San'emon was a sumo wrestler from Kōchi, Japan. He was the sport's 32nd Yokozuna. He won a total of nine top division yusho or tournament championships from 1929 to 1936, and was the dominant wrestler in sumo until the emergence of Futabayama...	1919-1	1938-12	aYokozuna	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	one of very few top division wrestlers who did not walk out in a strike, later brought great success to Nishonoseki stable Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...  as head
Minanogawa Tōzō Minanogawa Tozo Minanogawa Tōzō was a sumo wrestler from Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. He was the sport's 34th Yokozuna.-Career:...	1924-1	1942-1	aYokozuna	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋".... Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	popular with public but won no championships at yokozuna rank
Musashiyama Takeshi Musashiyama Takeshi Musashiyama Takeshi was a sumo wrestler from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 33rd Yokozuna. He had a rapid rise through the ranks, setting several youth records, and was very popular with the public...	1926-1	1939-5	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	promotion considered controversial by some, had only one kachi-koshi at yokozuna rank
Futabayama	1927-3	1945-11	aYokozuna	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	won 69 consecutive bouts, the longest run in the history of sumo, after retirement admitted was blind in one eye
Maedayama	1929-1	1949-10	aYokozuna	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	former head of Takasago stable Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....
Akinoumi Setsuo Akinoumi Setsuo Akinoumi Setsuo was a sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He was the sport's 37th Yokozuna.-Career:Akinoumi made his professional debut in February 1932 and reached the top makuuchi division in January 1938. He was the man who ended Futabayama's record 69 bout winning streak in January 1939...	1932-2	1946-11	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	ended the 69 bout win streak of Futabayama
Nayoroiwa Shizuo Nayoroiwa Shizuo Nayoroiwa Shizuo was a Japanese sumo wrestler.-Career:He joined Tatsunami stable and made his professional debut in May 1932. Along with his stablemates Futabayama and Haguroyama, he supported Tatsunami stable. In January 1937, he was promoted to the top makuuchi division...	1932-5	1954-a10	bOzeki	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	stablemate of Futabayama, fought until age forty, established Kasugayama stable after retirement
Haguroyama Haguroyama Masaji Haguroyama Masaji was a sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata, Japan. He was the sport's 36th yokozuna. He was a yokozuna for a period of twelve years and three months dating from his promotion to that rank in May 1941 until his retirement in September 1953, which is an all-time record...	1934-1	1953-9	aYokozuna	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	longest serving yokozuna in history at 12 years, 3 months
Terukuni	1935-1	1953-1	aYokozuna	Isegahama Isegahama stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was re-established by the 63rd Yokozuna Asahifuji Seiya in November 2007, who re-named his Ajigawa stable when he acquired the Isegahama toshiyori name....	youngest yokozuna ever until Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...
Masuiyama Daishiro I Masuiyama Daishiro I Masuiyama Daishirō was a sumo wrestler from Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. After his retirement he was the head coach of Mihogaseki stable and produced yokozuna Kitanoumi among other wrestlers.-Career:Born Kumiaki Sawaka, he joined Dewanoumi stable in 1935 and...	1935-1	1950-1	bOzeki	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	father of ozeki Masuiyama Daishiro II Masuiyama Daishiro II Masuiyama Daishirō is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo, Japan. In 1980 he became the oldest man to be promoted to the rank of ozeki in the modern era... , coach of Kitanoumi
Azumafuji Kin'ichi Azumafuji Kin'ichi was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. He was the sport's 40th Yokozuna, and later a professional wrestler.-Sumo career:He made professional debut in January 1936, joining Takasago stable. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in May 1943...	1936-1	1954-9	aYokozuna	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	first yokozuna to turn to pro-wrestling after retiring
Mitsuneyama	1937-5	1960-1	bŌzeki	Takashima	later head coach of Takashima stable
Tamanoumi Daitaro Tamanoumi Daitaro Tamanoumi Daitaro, real name Tomohiro Miura, was a sumo wrestler from Oita, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He won a top division tournament championship in 1957...	1937-5	1961-1	cSekiwake	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	first wrestler to wear a brightly colored mawashi, flouting JSA rules and won first championship with 15-0 record while wearing it, had 9 kinboshi Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....  in career
Toyonishiki Toyonishiki Kiichiro Toyonishiki Kiichiro was a Japanese-American sumo wrestler who joined the sport shortly before World War II. He was one of the first foreign-born wrestlers to reach the top makuuchi division.-Career:...	1938-1	1945-11	e1Maegashira #17	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	first Japanese-American to reach the top division
Yoshibayama	1938-5	1958-1	aYokozuna	Takashima	though successful, he overall ability was hindered by injuries from World War II before he entered sumo
Tochinishiki	1939-1	1960-5	aYokozuna	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	known for small size and his tenacity, once fought back from seven straight losses to win his kachi-koshi
Rikidōzan Rikidozan , better known as Rikidōzan , was a Korean Japanese professional wrestler, known as the "Father of Puroresu" and one of the most influential men in wrestling history. Initially, he had moved from his native country Korea to Japan to become a sumo wrestler...	1940-5	1950-9	cSekiwake	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	after retiring, moved on to become "the father of pro-wrestling in Japan"
Kagamisato	1941-1	1958-1	aYokozuna	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	died at age 80, one of the longest lived former yokozuna
Matsunobori Matsunobori Shigeo Matsunobori Shigeo was a sumo wrestler from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He fought for the now defunct Oyama stable, joining in 1941. He reached the top makuuchi division in 1951 and made the second highest ozeki rank in 1956, after finishing as a runner-up to Kagamisato in the September 1955...	1941-1	1961-11	bŌzeki	Oyama	head of small Oyama stable after retirement
Chiyonoyama	1942-1	1959-1	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	founded Kokonoe stable Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:...
Ouchiyama Ouchiyama Heikichi Ouchiyama Heikichi was a sumo wrestler from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.He joined Tokitsukaze stable in 1944 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1949. After finishing as runner-up to Chiyonoyama with a 13-2 record in March 1955 he was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ozeki...	1944-1	1959-3	bŌzeki	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	one of the tallest wrestlers ever at 202 cm
Kotogahama Kotogahama Sadao Kotogahama Sadao was a sumo wrestler from Kanonji, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.He reached the second highest rank of ozeki in 1958. He was a tournament runner-up in the top makuuchi division on five occasions and earned seven kinboshi for defeating yokozuna when ranked as a maegashira...	1945-11	1962-11	bŌzeki	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	five times a top division tournament runner-up, turned down opportunity to run Sadogatake stable Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...
Wakanohana Wakanohana Kanji I was a sumo wrestler, the sport's 45th Yokozuna .Wakanohana's younger brother was the late former ozeki Takanohana Kenshi and he was the uncle of Takanohana Koji and Wakanohana Masaru...	1946-11	1962-5	aYokozuna	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active... Shibatayama Shibatayama Stable Shibatayama Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1999 by former yokozuna Onokuni. It is a small stable, with six wrestlers as of February 2008... Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...	former head of JSA Japan Sumo Association The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Rikishi , gyōji , tokoyama , and yobidashi , are all on the Association's payroll, but the organisation is run... , one of lightest yokozuna, older brother of Takanohana Kenshi Takanohana Kenshi Takanohana Kenshi 貴ノ花健士 was a sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki, which he held for fifty tournaments. As an active rikishi he was extremely popular and was nicknamed the "prince of sumo" due to his good looks and relatively slim build...
Tsurugamine	1947-6	1967-7	cSekiwake	Izutsu Izutsu stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables.The stable was established in the Meiji era by former yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō I, the 16th yokozuna, who became the 7th Izutsu-oyakata. He was succeeded by Nishinoumi Kajirō II, the 25th yokozuna...	holds record for most technique prizes Sansho Sanshō can refer to:*Sanshō , three special prizes awarded at sumo tournaments*Sanshō , the Japanese name for Sichuan pepper*Sansho the Bailiff , a 1954 film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi...  at 10, had ten kinboshi Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....
Asashio III Asashio Taro III Asashio Tarō III was a sumo wrestler from Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. He was the sport's 46th Yokozuna. He was also a sumo coach and head of Takasago stable.-Career:...	1948-10	1962-1	aYokozuna	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	former head of Takasago stable Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....
Wakahaguro	1949-10	1965-3	bŌzeki	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	died of stroke after retiring at age 34
Annenyama	1950-1	1965-3	cSekiwake	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	former head of Tatsunami stable Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915... , earned 10 kinboshi Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....
Tochihikari Tochihikari Masayuki Tochihikari Masayuki was a sumo wrestler from Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan who reached the second highest rank of ozeki in 1962. He joined Kasugano stable in 1952 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1955. He was a tournament runner-up four times. He fought as an ozeki for 22 tournaments and...	1952-5	1966-1	bŌzeki	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	member of Kasugano stable Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's... , an ōzeki for 22 tournaments
Fujinishiki	1953-3	1968-a11	dKomusubi	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	former head of Takasago stable Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋".... , coached Konishiki, Mitoizumi to top division
Kitabayama	1954-5	1966-5	bŌzeki	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	held ōzeki rank for 30 tournaments
Kashiwado	1954-9	1969-7	aYokozuna	Isenoumi Isenoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables, it is one of the oldest active stables in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first Yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of...	former director of JSA Japan Sumo Association The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Rikishi , gyōji , tokoyama , and yobidashi , are all on the Association's payroll, but the organisation is run... , overshadowed by rival Taiho
Myobudani	1954-3	1969-a11	cSekiwake	Miyagino Miyagino stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd Yokozuna Yoshibayama as Yoshibayama dōjō while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 1960....	took part in two top division championship playoffs
Wakamisugi Wakamisugi Akiteru Wakamisugi Akiteru was a sumo wrestler from Kagawa, Japan. The highest rank he achieved was sekiwake.-Career:...	1955-3	1967-5	cSekiwake	Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...	won a top division championship from the maegashira ranks
Tochinoumi	1955-9	1966-11	aYokozuna	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	former head of Kasugano stable Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's... , one of lightest yokozuna ever
Sadanoyama	1956-1	1968-3	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	former head of JSA
Kiyokuni	1956-9	1974-1	bŌzeki	Isegahama Isegahama stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was re-established by the 63rd Yokozuna Asahifuji Seiya in November 2007, who re-named his Ajigawa stable when he acquired the Isegahama toshiyori name....	former head of Isegahama stable Isegahama stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was re-established by the 63rd Yokozuna Asahifuji Seiya in November 2007, who re-named his Ajigawa stable when he acquired the Isegahama toshiyori name....
Taiho Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971...	1956-9	1971-5	aYokozuna	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	won all time record 32 championships, at the time was youngest yokozuna ever at 21
Kitanofuji	1957-1	1974-7	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers.... Kokonoe Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	former head of Kokonoe stable Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:... , coached Chiyonofuji and Hokutoumi to yokozuna
Ryūko	1957-1	1975-5	dKomusubi	Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...	after retiring, found success as a TV actor
Wakanami	1957-3	1972-3	dKomusubi	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	only 103 kg at peak weight
Daikirin	1958-5	1974-a11	bŌzeki	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	sumo elder until June 2006
Kotozakura	1959-1	1974-7	aYokozuna	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	was head of Sadogatake stable Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...  during a very successful period
Tamanoumi Masahiro Tamanoumi Masahiro Tamanoumi Masahiro , was a sumo wrestler, born in Aichi, Japan. He was the sport's 51st yokozuna.-Career:...	1959-3	1971-9	aYokozuna	Kataonami Kataonami Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1961 by former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitaro of the Nishonoseki Stable. Former sekiwake Tamanofuji took over the running of the stable upon Tamanoumi's death in 1987. In February 2010 he passed control over to...	died during surgery while an active yokozuna
Hasegawa Hasegawa Katsutoshi Hasegawa Katsutoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan. He began his professional career in 1960, reaching the top division in 1965. He won eight special prizes for his achievements in tournaments and earned nine gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He won a tournament...	1960-3	1976-5	cSekiwake	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	unusually, kept his family name as his ring name, former director of the Nagoya tournament Honbasho A is an official professional sumo tournament. There are six held each year, a system established in 1958. Only honbasho results matter in determining promotion and relegation for rikishi ....  for the JSA
Tochiazuma Tomoyori Tochiazuma Tomoyori Tochiazuma Tomoyori is a former sumo wrestler from Sōma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held for one tournament in 1970. He won the top division championship in January 1972. After retirement he worked as a coach at his stable, Kasugano, until 1990 when he...	1960-11	1977-1	cSekiwake	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	won ten special prizes Sansho Sanshō can refer to:*Sanshō , three special prizes awarded at sumo tournaments*Sanshō , the Japanese name for Sichuan pepper*Sansho the Bailiff , a 1954 film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi... , father of Ōzeki Tochiazuma
Maenoyama	1961-3	1974-3	bŌzeki	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	Korean descent, broke his stable off from Ichimon to become independent
Yutakayama Yutakayama Katsuo Yutakayama Katsuo is a former sumo wrestler from Niigata, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki. Although he never managed to win a top division tournament championship he was a runner-up on eight occasions...	1961-3	1968-9	bŌzeki	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	runner-up for top division championship 8 times, former head of Tokitsukaze stable Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...  and JSA Japan Sumo Association The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Rikishi , gyōji , tokoyama , and yobidashi , are all on the Association's payroll, but the organisation is run...
Fujinokawa	1961-5	1972-a11	cSekiwake	Isenoumi Isenoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables, it is one of the oldest active stables in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first Yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of...	now head of Isenoumi stable Isenoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables, it is one of the oldest active stables in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first Yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of...  and a director of the JSA
Oshio Oshio Kenji Ōshio Kenji is a former sumo wrestler from Kitakyushu, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. His career lasted twenty six years, from 1962 until 1988, and he holds the record for the most bouts contested in professional sumo.-Career:He was born in Yahata Higashi ward...	1962-1	1988-1	dKomusubi	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	all time record for most bouts ever fought
Asahikuni	1963-7	1979-9	bŌzeki	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	won 6 technique prizes Sansho (Sumo) Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:... , broke off to form own stable, Ōshima stable Oshima stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ozeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Oshima Oyakata until Asahifuji was...
Mienoumi	1963-7	1980-11	aYokozuna	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	took all time record 97 tournaments to reach yokozuna
Futatsuryū	1963-9	1982-a11	dKomusubi	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	former Tokitsukaze stable Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...  head, stripped of position and arrested over hazing death scandal
Tenryu Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Tenryu , real name Genichiro Shimada , is a Japanese professional wrestler. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling...	1963-12	1976-9	e0Maegashira #1	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	after a dispute with the JSA, went on to be a pro wrestler
Fujizakura	1963-3	1985-3	cSekiwake	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	former holder of the record for most consecutive professional bouts, now head of Nakamura stable Nakamura Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation in May 1986 by Fujizakura of the Takasago stable. The stable's first sekitori was Saigo in November 1995. It has yet to produce any makuuchi wrestlers. As of December 2007 had 14 sumo...
Takamiyama	1964-3	1984-5	cSekiwake	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	first foreigner to win top division championship, holds many longevity records, held the kinboshi Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....  record until Akinoshima
Kongō Kongo Masahiro Kongō Masahiro is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now a sumo coach and head of the Nishonoseki stable.-Career:...	1964-5	1976-9	cSekiwake	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	now head of Nishonoseki stable Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...
Aobajo	1964-3	1986-7	cSekiwake	Oshiogawa	holds record for most consecutive career bouts
Daiju Daiju Hisateru Daiju Hisateru is a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki, but he held the rank for only five tournaments, fewer than any ozeki in the modern era. He won eleven sansho or special prizes during his top division career which lasted from 1970 to 1977...	1965-3	1977-5	bŌzeki	Takashima	briefly held Ōzeki rank, now head of Asahiyama stable Asahiyama stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long history. As of April 2008 it had 11 sumo wrestlers.-History:...
Takanohana I Takanohana Kenshi Takanohana Kenshi 貴ノ花健士 was a sumo wrestler from Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki, which he held for fifty tournaments. As an active rikishi he was extremely popular and was nicknamed the "prince of sumo" due to his good looks and relatively slim build...	1965-5	1981-1	bŌzeki	Futagoyama	held Ōzeki rank for then record 50 tournaments, father of Yokozuna Takanohana II Takanohana Koji is a former sumo wrestler from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the fifth highest total ever...  and Wakanohana III Wakanohana Masaru is a former sumo wrestler from Tokyo, Japan. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana III Masaru , and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Koji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s...
Kaiki	1965-9	1987-3	cSekiwake	Tomozuna Tomozuna stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long and prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Kaiki, who is also a director of the Japan Sumo Association...	Now head of Tomozuna stable Tomozuna stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long and prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Kaiki, who is also a director of the Japan Sumo Association...  and on board of JSA Japan Sumo Association The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Rikishi , gyōji , tokoyama , and yobidashi , are all on the Association's payroll, but the organisation is run...
Kaiketsu Kaiketsu Masateru Kaiketsu Masateru is a former sumo wrestler, who reached the second highest rank of ōzeki on two separate occasions. He also won two top division tournament championships...	1966-9	1979-1	bŌzeki	Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...	two-time Ozeki, now head of JSA Japan Sumo Association The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Rikishi , gyōji , tokoyama , and yobidashi , are all on the Association's payroll, but the organisation is run...
Kitanoumi	1967-1	1985-1	aYokozuna	Mihogaseki Mihogaseki stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. Its current head coach, former ozeki Masuiyama Daishiro II took charge in November 1984. He is the son of the previous head, also an ozeki under the name Masuiyama, making it one of only three current stables...	youngest yokozuna ever, won 24 tournament titles, now head of Kitanoumi stable Kitanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1985 by former yokozuna Kitanoumi, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable. It absorbed Hatachiyama stable in 2006, following the death of its head coach, former ozeki Hokuten'yū...
Masuiyama Daishiro II Masuiyama Daishiro II Masuiyama Daishirō is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo, Japan. In 1980 he became the oldest man to be promoted to the rank of ozeki in the modern era...	1967-1	1981-3	bŌzeki	Mihogaseki Mihogaseki stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. Its current head coach, former ozeki Masuiyama Daishiro II took charge in November 1984. He is the son of the previous head, also an ozeki under the name Masuiyama, making it one of only three current stables...	at 31, oldest wrestler promoted to Ōzeki until Kotomitsuki in modern era
Washuyama	1967-3	1985-a11	cSekiwake	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	small wrestler, popular with tournament crowds, now head of Dewanoumi stable Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....
Kirinji Kirinji Kazuharu Kirinji Kazuharu is a former sumo wrestler from Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. During his long career he won several awards and set a number of longevity records. He is now a sumo coach.-Career:He made his professional debut in May 1967 at the age of just 14,...	1967-5	1988-9	cSekiwake	Nishonoseki Nishonoseki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables named after it. It first appeared in the late eighteenth century and was re-established in its current form in 1935 by the 32nd Yokozuna Tamanishiki while still active...	fought 84 top division tournaments, won a kinboshi Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....  at age 35
Tamanofuji	1967-5	1981-a11	cSekiwake	Kataonami Kataonami Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1961 by former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitaro of the Nishonoseki Stable. Former sekiwake Tamanofuji took over the running of the stable upon Tamanoumi's death in 1987. In February 2010 he passed control over to...	became head of Kataonami stable
Takanosato	1968-7	1986-1	aYokozuna	Futagoyama	late bloomer who became Yokozuna at nearly 31 years, now head of Naruto stable Naruto stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables.The stable was established on 1 February 1989 by former yokozuna Takanosato Toshihide. The stable's first sekitori was Rikio in 1994. Three more, Wakanosato, Takanowaka and Kisenosato, have reached sekiwake rank...
Wakanohana Wakanohana Kanji II Wakanohana Kanji II is a former sumo wrestler from Ōwani, Aomori, Japan. He was the sport's 56th Yokozuna. He is now the head coach of Magaki stable.-Early career:...  II	1968-7	1983-1	aYokozuna	Futagoyama	now head of Magaki stable Magaki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th Yokozuna in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983 and is its current oyakata. Its first wrestler to reach the top division was the Hawaiian born Yamato in 1997...
Kurama Kurama Tatsuya Kurama Tatsuya was a sumo wrestler from Yasu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He fought under his real name for his entire career, never adopting a traditional shikona. He made his debut for the Tokitsukaze stable in September 1968, retiring 21 years later in September 1989, at which point he was the...	1968-9	1989-9	cSekiwake	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	had 21 year career, died young of leukemia Leukemia Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
Wajima Wajima Hiroshi is a former sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan. He was sumo's 54th Yokozuna. He won a total of 14 tournament championships or yusho during his career and retired in March 1981....	1970-1	1981-3	aYokozuna	Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...	only former collegiate sumo wrestler promoted to yokozuna, or to keep his family name as his ring name, later became a pro wrestler
Yutakayama Yutakayama Hiromitsu Yutakayama Hiromitsu is a former sumo wrestler from Shibata, Niigata, Japan. A former amateur champion at Tonodai University, he joined the professional sport in March 1970, debuting in the third highest makushita division...	1970-3	1981-5	dKomusubi	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	former college champion, now head of Minato stable
Chiyonofuji	1970-9	1991-5	aYokozuna	Kokonoe Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	tournament wins second only to Taihō Taiho Koki Taihō Kōki is the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21, the youngest ever at the time, and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971... , won more championships than any other yokozuna in his thirties, continued to triumph though older and lighter than most opponents, holds record for most top division bouts won, and most bouts won overall
Ozutsu Ōzutsu Takeshi Ōzutsu Takeshi is a former sumo wrestler from Mie, Japan. Beginning his professional career in May 1971, he was ranked in the top makuuchi division continuously from March 1979 to January 1992, and his record of 1170 consecutive bouts there is the second best in history after Takamiyama. His...	1971-5	1992-5	cSekiwake	Taiho	fought second most consecutive bouts in top division history, earned ten kinboshi Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....
Kotokaze	1971-7	1985-a11	bŌzeki	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	set up own somewhat successful stable, Oguruma, often a commentator on sumo for NHK
Arase Arase Nagahide , real name was a sumo wrestler from Ino, Agawa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. An amateur sumo champion at Nihon University, he made his professional debut in 1972....	1972-1	1981-9	cSekiwake	Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...	former college champion, became TV personality after retirement
Chikubayama Chikubayama Masakuni Chikubayama Masakuni is a former sumo wrestler from Ukiha, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.-Career:He joined Miyagino stable and debuted in March 1973. His ring name was named after former yokozuna Yoshibayama, his stablemaster. His active career was relatively modest...	1973-3	1989-1	e1Maegashira #13	Miyagino Miyagino stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd Yokozuna Yoshibayama as Yoshibayama dōjō while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 1960....	now Hakuhō Hakuho Sho is a professional sumo wrestler from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. On May 30, 2007 at the age of 22 he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo,... 's coach at Miyagino stable Miyagino stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd Yokozuna Yoshibayama as Yoshibayama dōjō while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 1960....
Koboyama	1973-3	1990-a11	cSekiwake	Takashima, Kumagatani	after retirement re-established his old stable
Tagaryu	1974-3	1991-5	cSekiwake	Kagamiyama	once won a top division championship while a low ranked maegashira facing demotion, has exactly one championship in the top four of six divisions
Kirishima Kirishima Kazuhiro Kirishima Kazuhiro is a former sumo wrestler from Makizono, Kagoshima, Japan, who held the second highest rank of ōzeki from 1990 to 1992 and won one top division tournament championship...	1975-3	1996-3	bŌzeki	Izutsu Izutsu stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables.The stable was established in the Meiji era by former yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō I, the 16th yokozuna, who became the 7th Izutsu-oyakata. He was succeeded by Nishinoumi Kajirō II, the 25th yokozuna...	took 91 tournaments for promotion to ōzeki, an all time record
Onoumi Takashi Ishikawa is a former professional wrestler and sumo wrestler from Fujishima, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion while at Nihon University, from 1975 to 1977 he was a sumo wrestler with the Hanakago stable and used the fighting name of Onoumi...	1975-3	1977-7	e0Maegashira #4	Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...	retired to become a pro wrestler
Daijuyama Daijuyama Tadaaki Daijuyama Tadaaki is a former sumo wrestler from Niitsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1975, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1980. He was ranked in makuuchi for 64 tournaments, winning four special prizes, and seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He was a...	1975-3	1991-5	cSekiwake	Futagoyama	won three Fighting Spirit prizes, now head coach of the Hanakago stable Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...
Wakashimazu	1975-3	1987-7	bŌzeki	Futagoyama	started sumo after high school, which is unusually late; nicknamed "Black Panther" by fans for his good looks and lean figure
Hokutenyu	1976-3	1990-9	bŌzeki	Mihogaseki Mihogaseki stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. Its current head coach, former ozeki Masuiyama Daishiro II took charge in November 1984. He is the son of the previous head, also an ozeki under the name Masuiyama, making it one of only three current stables...	one of the longest serving ōzeki, had storied rivalry with Chiyonfuji; his stable was folded into Kitanoumi stable Kitanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1985 by former yokozuna Kitanoumi, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable. It absorbed Hatachiyama stable in 2006, following the death of its head coach, former ozeki Hokuten'yū...  upon his death
Takamisugi	1976-3	1995-a11	dKomusubi	Futagoyama	Had record 71 tournaments in top division without winning a special prize Sansho (Sumo) Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:...
Sakahoko	1978-1	1992-9	cSekiwake	Izutsu Izutsu stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables.The stable was established in the Meiji era by former yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō I, the 16th yokozuna, who became the 7th Izutsu-oyakata. He was succeeded by Nishinoumi Kajirō II, the 25th yokozuna...	served in top division at the same time as his brother Terao, a very rare occurrence; record for longest serving sekiwake
Asashio IV Asashio Taro IV Asashio Tarō IV is a former sumo wrestler from Muroto, Kochi, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki...	1978-3	1989-3	bŌzeki	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	director of JSA until February 2008
Mitoizumi	1978-3	2000-9	cSekiwake	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	fan favorite known for throwing a huge handful of salt in pre-bout ritual, retired at the late age of 38
Onokuni	1978-3	1991-7	aYokozuna	Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo... Hanaregoma Hanaregoma stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. As of September 2010 it had eight active wrestlers.The stable was established in 1981 by former ōzeki Kaiketsu Masateru, as a breakaway from Hanakago stable. Among the wrestlers who went with him was Onokuni, who...	often plagued by injury, also suffered from sleep apnea, published an autobiography in 2008
Itai Keisuke Itai is a former sumo wrestler from Usuki, Oita, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. After his retirement he caused controversy by claiming that the outcomes of many of his matches were fixed.-Career:...	1978-9	1991-9	dKomusubi	Onaruto	after retirement, made allegations of match-fixing
Misugisato	1979-1	1998-7	dKomusubi	Futagoyama	promoted to komusubi without ever facing any sanyaku wrestlers
Futahaguro	1979-3	1987-12	aYokozuna	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	only yokozuna to have never won a top division championship
Hokutoumi	1979-3	1992-5	aYokozuna	Kokonoe Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	once one of four yokozuna, after his retirement the rank was vacant for 8 months until Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
Kotogaume	1979-3	1997-3	cSekiwake	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	last to defeat Chiyonofuji before his 53 win streak
Masurao Masurao Hiroo is a Japanese former sumo wrestler, born in Itoda, Fukuoka Prefecture. Making his professional debut in 1979, he reached the top division in 1985. His highest rank was sekiwake and he won five special prizes in his top division career. He was one of the lightest wrestlers in the top division, and...	1979-3	1990-7	cSekiwake	Oshiogawa	had a record 5 Jūryō championships
Takanofuji	1979-3	1992-5	dKomusubi	Kokonoe Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	stablemate of Chiyonofuji and Hokutoumi, now a professional wrestler
Terao	1979-7	2002-a11	cSekiwake	Izutsu Izutsu stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables.The stable was established in the Meiji era by former yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō I, the 16th yokozuna, who became the 7th Izutsu-oyakata. He was succeeded by Nishinoumi Kajirō II, the 25th yokozuna...	has a long sumo pedigree, holds a number of longevity records
Kotofuji	1980-3	1995-9	cSekiwake	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	won a tournament championship from the maegashira ranks
Kyokudozan	1980-5	1996-a11	dKomusubi	Ōshima Oshima stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ozeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Oshima Oyakata until Asahifuji was...	known for light weight, later became a politician
Asahifuji	1981-1	1992-1	aYokozuna	Ōshima Oshima stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ozeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Oshima Oyakata until Asahifuji was...	his Ajigawa stable has produced the successful sekiwake Harumafuji (Ama) and Aminishiki.
Tochitsukasa	1981-3	1992-5	cSekiwake	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	now head of Irumagawa stable Irumagawa stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1992 by former sekiwake Tochitsukasa, who branched out from Kasugano stable. As of November 2007, the stable had 13 wrestlers...
Wakashoyo Wakashoyo Wakashoyo is a Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and former sumo wrestler.-Career:Although born in Chiba, he grew up in Nakano, Tokyo. He joined sumo in 1981, wrestling out of Futagoyama stable. He first entered the top makuuchi division in 1991 and made his sanyaku debut in March 1993 from...	1981-5	1997-a11	cSekiwake	Futagoyama	now a mixed martial artist
Akinoshima	1982-3	2003-5	cSekiwake	Futagoyama	all time kinboshi Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....  record holder, 25% more than closest rival
Konishiki	1982-7	1997-a11	bŌzeki	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	at 265 kilos, the heaviest wrestler ever, first foreign ōzeki, now a widely popular celebrity
Takatoriki	1983-3	2002-9	cSekiwake	Futagoyama	record for most fighting spirit prizes Sansho Sanshō can refer to:*Sanshō , three special prizes awarded at sumo tournaments*Sanshō , the Japanese name for Sichuan pepper*Sansho the Bailiff , a 1954 film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi... , most kinboshi Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....  against one opponent, Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990... ; won his only top division championship while just above the demotion line
Ichinoya	1983-11	2007-a11	h0Sandanme #6	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	studied physics at university, retired at 46
Kotonishiki	1984-3	2000-9	cSekiwake	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	only wrestler ever to win two championships at maegashira
Kotonowaka	1984-5	2005-a11	cSekiwake	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	known for his countering techniques, and especially long bouts
Nankairyu	1984-9	1988-a11	e0Maegashira #2	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	3rd foreign wrestler to reach the top division, career short and troubled
Kenko Kenko Satoshi Kenkō Satoshi was a sumo wrestler from Osaka, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi.-Career:Debuting in November 1984, he reached the second highest jūryō division in March 1991. His first tournament in the top makuuchi division was in July 1992...	1984-11	1998-3	dKomusubi	Takadagawa Takadagawa Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was formed in 1974 by former ozeki Maenoyama, and was originally in the Takasago group of stables, but was excommunicated from that group in 1998 due to disagreement over group nominations to the Japan Sumo...	career ended early by extremely rare form of leukemia
Ryogoku Ryogoku Kajinosuke Ryōgoku Kajinosuke is a former sumo wrestler from Nagasaki, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He is now a sumo coach.-Career:...	1985-3	1993-1	dKomusubi	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	currently head of one of the strongest stables, Sakaigawa Sakaigawa stable Sakaigawa stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established in its modern form on 25 May 1998 by former komusubi Ryogoku, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...
Tochinowaka Tochinowaka Kiyotaka Tochinowaka Kiyotaka is a former sumo wrestler from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1985, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1987. His highest rank was sekiwake. He was a runner-up in one tournament and earned six special prizes and four kinboshi...	1985-3	1999-7	cSekiwake	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	current head of Kasugano stable Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...
Kototenzan John Tenta John Anthony Tenta was a Canadian professional wrestler known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake and later Golga, and in World Championship Wrestling as Avalanche and The Shark.-Early life:John Tenta was born in Surrey, British Columbia...	1985-11	1986-7	g4Makushita #43	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	Canadian-born, found success early, but retired due to inability to adjust to sumo/Japanese life; later became pro wrestler
Tomoefuji	1986-5	1998-9	dKomusubi	Kokonoe Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	former performer of the yumitori-shiki ceremony, fell to lowest rank held by former sanyaku wrestler
Asahiyutaka	1987-3	1999-1	dKomusubi	Ōshima Oshima stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ozeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Oshima Oyakata until Asahifuji was...	now head coach of Tatsunami stable Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...
Kitazakura	1987-3	2010-3	e0Maegashira #9	Kitanoumi Kitanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1985 by former yokozuna Kitanoumi, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable. It absorbed Hatachiyama stable in 2006, following the death of its head coach, former ozeki Hokuten'yū...	brother of Toyozakura, took 86 tournaments to reach top division, popular with sumo audiences
Kotoryu	1987-3	2005-5	e0Maegashira #1	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	one of many top wrestlers at Sadogatake stable Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...  in the 1990s
Oginishiki	1987-3	2004-1	dKomusubi	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	his father and brother were also sumo wrestlers
Takanonami	1987-3	2004-5	bŌzeki	Futagoyama	had longest single wrestler rivalry in history with Musashimaru, often appears on television due to accessible personality
Takamishu	1987-3	1989-7	g0Makushita #2	Azumazeki Azumazeki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It is located at Higashi–Komagata, Sumida, Tokyo. It was founded in April 1986 by the Hawaiian born Takamiyama of the Takasago stable. Azumazeki's first sekitori was Akebono, also from Hawaii, in 1990, who subsequently reached the...	Early star from Azumazeki stable Azumazeki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It is located at Higashi–Komagata, Sumida, Tokyo. It was founded in April 1986 by the Hawaiian born Takamiyama of the Takasago stable. Azumazeki's first sekitori was Akebono, also from Hawaii, in 1990, who subsequently reached the...  before being overshadowed by stablemate Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...
Hoshitango	1987-5	2004-1	f0Jūryō #3	Michinoku Michinoku stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in 1974 by former maegashira Hoshikabuto, who branched off from Izutsu stable. Former ozeki Kirishima became the current head coach in December 1997. It absorbed Tatsutagawa stable in...	first Jew in sumo, now a professional wrestler
Kushimaumi	1988-1	1998-a11	e0Maegashira #1	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	highly successful amateur, now head of Tagonoura stable Tagonoura stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was established in February 2000 by former maegashira Kushimaumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable. It is located in the Koto ward of Tokyo...
Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...	1988-3	2001-1	aYokozuna	Azumazeki Azumazeki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It is located at Higashi–Komagata, Sumida, Tokyo. It was founded in April 1986 by the Hawaiian born Takamiyama of the Takasago stable. Azumazeki's first sekitori was Akebono, also from Hawaii, in 1990, who subsequently reached the...	first foreign yokozuna, later became a pro wrestler
Kaiō Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...	1988-3	2011-7	bŌzeki	Tomozuna Tomozuna stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long and prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Kaiki, who is also a director of the Japan Sumo Association...	five-time yusho winner, holds records for most tournaments and most wins in top division
Takanohana II	1988-3	2003-1	aYokozuna	Futagoyama	long sumo pedigree, set many youth related records, won 22 tournaments
Wakanohana III Wakanohana Masaru is a former sumo wrestler from Tokyo, Japan. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana III Masaru , and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Koji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s...	1988-3	2000-3	aYokozuna	Futagoyama	brother of Takanohana II, never won a tournament as yokozuna, now operates a chain of chankonabe Chankonabe is a Japanese stew commonly eaten in vast quantity by sumo wrestlers as part of a weight-gain diet. It contains a dashi or chicken broth soup base with sake or mirin to add flavor...  restaurants
Wakanoyama	1988-3	2005-9	dKomusubi	Musashigawa Musashigawa stable Fujishima stable is a heya or stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was set up on 29 August 1981 by Musashigawa Oyakata, the former yokozuna Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...	after demotion out of top division, fought his way back up after a record long 28 tournaments
Rikio	1988-3	1997-9	e0Maegashira #4	Naruto Naruto stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables.The stable was established on 1 February 1989 by former yokozuna Takanosato Toshihide. The stable's first sekitori was Rikio in 1994. Three more, Wakanosato, Takanowaka and Kisenosato, have reached sekiwake rank...	now a pro wrestler
Sentōryū	1988-7	2003-a11	e1Maegashira #12	Tomozuna Tomozuna stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long and prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Kaiki, who is also a director of the Japan Sumo Association...	from St. Louis Missouri, only top division wrestler ever from mainland USA
Kōbō Kobo Kenichi Kōbō Kenichi is a former sumo wrestler from Kumage, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9.-Career:Kōbō made his professional debut in March 1989 at the age of 15...	1989-3	2008-1	e0Maegashira #9	Miyagino Miyagino stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd Yokozuna Yoshibayama as Yoshibayama dōjō while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 1960....	top wrestler at Miyagino stable Miyagino stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd Yokozuna Yoshibayama as Yoshibayama dōjō while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 1960....  before the emergence of Hakuho
Toyozakura Toyozakura Toshiaki Toyozakura Toshiaki is a former sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He made his debut in 1989, and after many years in the lower ranks he reached the top division for the first time in 2003. His highest rank was maegashira 5. He was a runner-up in one tournament and earned one special prize for...	1989-3	2011-5	e0Maegashira #5	Michinoku Michinoku stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in 1974 by former maegashira Hoshikabuto, who branched off from Izutsu stable. Former ozeki Kirishima became the current head coach in December 1997. It absorbed Tatsutagawa stable in...	brother of Kitazakura, forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Hidenokuni Hidenokuni Hajime Hidenokuni Hajime is a former professional sumo wrestler, who was active from 1989 until 1990. The highest rank he reached was jonidan 89...	1989-9	1990-5	i8Jonidan #89	Azumazeki Azumazeki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It is located at Higashi–Komagata, Sumida, Tokyo. It was founded in April 1986 by the Hawaiian born Takamiyama of the Takasago stable. Azumazeki's first sekitori was Akebono, also from Hawaii, in 1990, who subsequently reached the...	first and only wrestler from the UK, short career
Daishōyama Daishoyama Naoki Daishōyama Naoki is a former sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in January 1989 and reached a highest rank of maegashira 2 before retiring in 1995...	1989-9	1995-a11	e0Maegashira #2	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	former amateur champion, retired due to hip injury, currently head coach of Oitekaze stable Oitekaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation on 1 October 1998 by former maegashira Daishoyama, who is the stable's current head coach...
Musashimaru	1989-9	2003-a11	aYokozuna	Musashigawa Musashigawa stable Fujishima stable is a heya or stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was set up on 29 August 1981 by Musashigawa Oyakata, the former yokozuna Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...	born in Samoa and raised in Hawaii; second foreign yokozuna; injury free until near end of career
Gojōrō Gojōrō Katsuhiro Gojōrō Katsuhiro is a former sumo wrestler from Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan. Making his professional debut in 1989, he spent a total of 53 tournaments as an elite sekitori ranked wrestler, reaching a highest rank of maegashira 3 in 1998. After a number of injury problems he retired in 2005 at the age...	1989-11	2005-a11	e0Maegashira #3	Magaki Magaki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th Yokozuna in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983 and is its current oyakata. Its first wrestler to reach the top division was the Hawaiian born Yamato in 1997...	only rikishi to be disqualified twice in one tournament, had many injury problems
Daishoho	1990-1	1999-7	dKomusubi	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	career ended early due to pancreatic cancer
Mainoumi	1990-5	1999-a11	dKomusubi	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	very popular for small size and variety of techniques, now a popular TV personality and sumo announcer
Yamato Yamato Go Yamato Go is a former sumo wrestler from Oahu, Hawaii, United States. His highest rank was maegashira 12.-Career:...	1990-11	1998-9	e1Maegashira #12	Magaki Magaki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th Yokozuna in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983 and is its current oyakata. Its first wrestler to reach the top division was the Hawaiian born Yamato in 1997...	after short career in sumo, started his own restaurant in Roppongi, Tokyo
Toki Toki Susumu Tōki Susumu is a former sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He is now a sumo coach.-Career:Tōki began his career in January 1991 after joining the Takasago stable...	1991-1	2006-5	dKomusubi	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	known for distinctive sideburns, and later a bright orange mawashi Mawashi In sumo, a mawashi is the belt that the rikishi wears during training or in competition. Upper ranked professional wrestlers wear a keshō-mawashi as part of the ring entry ceremony or dohyo-iri.-Mawashi:... , involved in an auto accident scandal
Chiyotenzan	1991-3	2008-1	dKomusubi	Kokonoe Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	after quick rise to komusubi, eventually fell to the second lowest rank ever held by a former sanyaku wrestler
Kasuganishiki	1991-3	2011-1	e0Maegashira #5	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	spent 8 years in unsalaried ranks, after retirement was found to have been fixing matches
Hamanoshima	1992-1	2004-5	dKomusubi	Mihogaseki Mihogaseki stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. Its current head coach, former ozeki Masuiyama Daishiro II took charge in November 1984. He is the son of the previous head, also an ozeki under the name Masuiyama, making it one of only three current stables...	now head of Onoe stable Onoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established in August 2006 by former komusubi Hamanoshima, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable and took several of its leading wrestlers with him...
Higonoumi	1992-1	2002-a11	e0Maegashira #1	Mihogaseki Mihogaseki stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. Its current head coach, former ozeki Masuiyama Daishiro II took charge in November 1984. He is the son of the previous head, also an ozeki under the name Masuiyama, making it one of only three current stables...	held maegashira rank for a then-record 53 consecutive tournaments, opened up Kise stable Kise stable Kise stable was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It established in December 2003 by former maegashira Higonoumi, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable. The stable's first top division wrestler was Ichihara , a former amateur champion, in January 2008...  after retirement
Asanowaka	1992-3	2005-5	e0Maegashira #1	Wakamatsu Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	the wrestler with the most wins in top division who never made sanyaku, popular with crowds for his ringside antics
Kyokushuzan	1992-3	2006-a11	dKomusubi	Ōshima Oshima stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ozeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Oshima Oyakata until Asahifuji was...	first of a group of Mongolian wrestlers to make the top division, had an all-time record 58 consecutive tournaments in the maegashira ranks
Kyokutenzan	1992-3	2007-a11	g1Makushita #13	Ōshima Oshima stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1980 by former ozeki Asahikuni, who branched off from Tatsunami stable. The head of Tatsunami stable opposed the setting up of the new stable, and did not speak to Oshima Oyakata until Asahifuji was...	achieved only minor success, suspected of being involved in match-fixing
Shunketsu Shunketsu Yuji Shunketsu Yūji is a former sumo wrestler from Misato, Saitama, Japan. The highest rank he reached was maegashira 12.-Career:...	1992-3	2008-3	e1Maegashira #12	Hanaregoma Hanaregoma stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. As of September 2010 it had eight active wrestlers.The stable was established in 1981 by former ōzeki Kaiketsu Masateru, as a breakaway from Hanakago stable. Among the wrestlers who went with him was Onokuni, who...	lightweight wrestler, had several different ring names
Takanowaka	1992-3	2007-9	cSekiwake	Naruto Naruto stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables.The stable was established on 1 February 1989 by former yokozuna Takanosato Toshihide. The stable's first sekitori was Rikio in 1994. Three more, Wakanosato, Takanowaka and Kisenosato, have reached sekiwake rank...	father was a pro baseball player
Tomonohana	1992-3	2001-11	dKomusubi	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	joined pro sumo at nearly 28 years of age
Daimanazuru	1992-5	2010-1	e1Maegashira #16	Asahiyama Asahiyama stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long history. As of April 2008 it had 11 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	spent 11 years in unsalaried ranks, one of few wrestlers from Nara prefecture Nara Prefecture is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
Chiyotaikai Chiyotaikai Ryuji Chiyotaikai Ryūji , is a Japanese former sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 1992 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1997. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for 65 consecutive tournaments from 1999 until 2009, making him the longest serving ōzeki in the modern...	1992-11	2010-1	bŌzeki	Kokonoe Kokonoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It was formed in 1967 and is located in Ishiwara, Sumida, Tokyo. As of April 2008 it had 16 sumo wrestlers.-History:...	longest serving ōzeki in modern era, known for characteristic forward thrusting technique
Jūmonji	1992-11	2011-5	e0Maegashira #6	Michinoku Michinoku stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in 1974 by former maegashira Hoshikabuto, who branched off from Izutsu stable. Former ozeki Kirishima became the current head coach in December 1997. It absorbed Tatsutagawa stable in...	after a brief name change reverted to using own rare surname as his ring name, forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Musoyama	1993-1	2004-a11	bŌzeki	Musashigawa Musashigawa stable Fujishima stable is a heya or stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was set up on 29 August 1981 by Musashigawa Oyakata, the former yokozuna Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...	former college champion and member of dominant Musashigawa stable Musashigawa stable Fujishima stable is a heya or stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was set up on 29 August 1981 by Musashigawa Oyakata, the former yokozuna Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable... , injury-prone
Tochisakae	1993-1	2008-1	e0Maegashira #1	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	also had many injury problems, now a coach at Kasugano stable
Hokutōriki Hokutoriki Hideki Hokutōriki Hideki is a former sumo wrestler, from Tochigi, Japan. He reached the top makuuchi division in 2002 and was runner-up in three tournaments. He has four special prizes in his career. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake.-Career:He was born in Kurobane, a town in the Nasu District of...	1993-3	2011-5	cSekiwake	Hakkaku Hakkaku stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.The stable was established on 27 September 1993 by former yokozuna Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, who took with him four wrestlers from Kokonoe stable. The stable has so far produced nine sekitori, and three makuuchi wrestlers...	three-time tournament runner-up, ended Asashoryu's winning streak in 2004
Kotokasuga Kotokasuga Keigo is a former sumo wrestler from Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He began his professional career in 1993, reaching the top makuuchi division some 15 years later in 2008. His highest rank was maegashira 7. He retired in April 2011 after the Japan Sumo Association found him guilty of involvement in...	1993-3	2011-5	e0Maegashira #7	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	took 15 years to reach top division, third slowest ever, forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Oga Oga Atsushi Oga Atsushi is a former sumo wrestler from Nogata, Fukuoka, Japan. His highest rank was jūryō 6. He was well known to sumo audiences for his performance of the bow twirling ceremony which takes place at the end of every tournament day,a role he began in 2004...	1993-3	2007-5	f0Jūryō #6	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	long serving bow-twirler at end of every tournament day
Wakatoba	1993-3	2007-9	e1Maegashira #11	Oguruma Oguruma Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from 1987 when it was founded by Kotokaze, a former Sadogatake stable wrestler. He gives all his new recruits shikona with the suffix "kaze" , taken from his own fighting name. The first wrestler...	coached by former Daikirin, now has his elder name, Oshiogawa
Ōtsukasa Otsukasa Nobuhide Ōtsukasa Nobuhide is a former sumo wrestler from Miki, Hyōgo, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1993. The highest rank he reached was maegashira 4...	1993-3	2009-3	e0Maegashira #4	Irumagawa Irumagawa stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1992 by former sekiwake Tochitsukasa, who branched out from Kasugano stable. As of November 2007, the stable had 13 wrestlers...	promoted to the top division on 11 different occasions
Asōfuji Asofuji Seiya Asōfuji Seiya is a retired sumo wrestler from Fukaura, Nishitsugaru, Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 13. He is the elder brother of Aminishiki.-Career:...	1994-1	2011-5	e1Maegashira #13	Isegahama Isegahama stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was re-established by the 63rd Yokozuna Asahifuji Seiya in November 2007, who re-named his Ajigawa stable when he acquired the Isegahama toshiyori name....	brother of Aminishiki, forced to retire in bout-fixing scandal
Tamakasuga Tamakasuga Ryoji Tamakasuga Ryōji is a former sumo wrestler from Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he made his professional debut in 1994 and reached a highest rank of sekiwake in 1997. He fought in the top makuuchi division for twelve years, won five special prizes and earned seven...	1994-1	2008-9	cSekiwake	Kataonami Kataonami Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1961 by former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitaro of the Nishonoseki Stable. Former sekiwake Tamanofuji took over the running of the stable upon Tamanoumi's death in 1987. In February 2010 he passed control over to...	had the longest ever gap between sanshō Sansho (Sumo) Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:...  awards at 55 tournaments, has an asteroid named after him
Tosanoumi Tosanoumi Toshio Tosanoumi Toshio , is a former sumo wrestler. He first reached the top division of professional sumo in 1995, winning 13 special prizes and earning 11 gold stars for defeating yokozuna over his long career. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake...	1994-3	2011-1	cSekiwake	Isenoumi Isenoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. Part of the Tokitsukaze group of stables, it is one of the oldest active stables in sumo, dating back to the mid-eighteenth century. The legendary Tanikaze, one of the first Yokozuna, and his protégé Raiden, arguably the greatest rikishi ever, were both members of...	impressive special prize Sansho (Sumo) Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:...  and gold star Kinboshi Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....  record, fought until age 38
Ushiomaru	1994-3	2009-5	e1Maegashira #10	Azumazeki Azumazeki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables. It is located at Higashi–Komagata, Sumida, Tokyo. It was founded in April 1986 by the Hawaiian born Takamiyama of the Takasago stable. Azumazeki's first sekitori was Akebono, also from Hawaii, in 1990, who subsequently reached the...	retired to take over as head coach of Azumazeki stable from former Takamiyama
Tochiazuma	1994-11	2007-5	bŌzeki	Tamanoi Tamanoi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1990 by former sekiwake Tochiazuma Tomoyori, who branched off from Kasugano stable. He coached his son, who also wrestled under the name Tochiazuma, to ozeki rank. He reached retirement age in...	won 12 special prizes Sansho Sanshō can refer to:*Sanshō , three special prizes awarded at sumo tournaments*Sanshō , the Japanese name for Sichuan pepper*Sansho the Bailiff , a 1954 film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi... , seven for technique, first wrestler since Kiyokuni to win top division in ōzeki debut
Tochinohana	1995-3	2008-1	dKomusubi	Kasugano Kasugano stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. As of November 2007 it had 24 wrestlers. It is currently one of the most successful stables, with five sekitori wrestlers, including the Georgian Tochinoshin and the Korean born Tochinowaka, who uses the current head coach's...	Won two special prizes in his debut top division tournament
Kaihō Kaiho Ryoji Kaihō Ryōji is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. An amateur champion at Nihon University, he entered professional sumo in 1996. He was one of the lightest sekitori wrestlers in recent years. He won two special prizes for Technique...	1996-1	2010-7	dKomusubi	Hakkaku Hakkaku stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.The stable was established on 27 September 1993 by former yokozuna Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, who took with him four wrestlers from Kokonoe stable. The stable has so far produced nine sekitori, and three makuuchi wrestlers...	also an amateur champion, one of the lightest sekitori Sekitori A sekitori is a sumo wrestler who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo.Currently there are 70 rikishi in these divisions...
Tokitsuumi	1996-3	2007-9	e0Maegashira #3	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	former amateur, long time maegashira, retired to take over Tokitsukaze stable Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...  after former head removed over hazing death scandal
Dejima Dejima Takeharu Dejima Takeharu is a former sumo wrestler from Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1996, reaching the top makuuchi division the following year...	1996-3	2009-7	bŌzeki	Musashigawa Musashigawa stable Fujishima stable is a heya or stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was set up on 29 August 1981 by Musashigawa Oyakata, the former yokozuna Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...	ōzeki from 1999 to 2001, once had the most feared tachi-ai Tachi-ai The tachi-ai is the initial charge between two sumo wrestlers at the beginning of a bout.There are several common techniques that wrestlers use at the tachi-ai, with the aim of getting a decisive advantage in the bout:...  in sumo but suffered injury problems in later career
Buyuzan	1997-3	2007-a11	e0Maegashira #1	Musashigawa Musashigawa stable Fujishima stable is a heya or stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was set up on 29 August 1981 by Musashigawa Oyakata, the former yokozuna Mienoumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...	former amateur champion, another top division wrestler from Musashigawa stable
Tamarikidō	1997-3	2010-1	e0Maegashira #8	Kataonami Kataonami Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1961 by former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitaro of the Nishonoseki Stable. Former sekiwake Tamanofuji took over the running of the stable upon Tamanoumi's death in 1987. In February 2010 he passed control over to...	lowest ranking former top division wrestler ever to regain sekitori status
Hayateumi	1998-3	2006-1	cSekiwake	Oitekaze Oitekaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was established in its modern incarnation on 1 October 1998 by former maegashira Daishoyama, who is the stable's current head coach...	former amateur champion, very promising career hampered and eventually ended by injury
Kaido Kaido Yasuhiro is a former sumo wrestler from Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan. He was a member of the Tomozuna-beya , and he was a tsukebito or personal attendant to Ōzeki Kaiō for a number of years, as well as a frequent training partner of Sentoryu.Kaidō went to Meiji Nakano High School where he was a year senior of...	1998-3	2006-9	f0Jūryō #4	Tomozuna Tomozuna stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It has a long and prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Kaiki, who is also a director of the Japan Sumo Association...	another former amateur but failed to make top division, stablemate of ozeki Kaio Kaio Hiroyuki Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.He made his debut in 1988, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1993. He held the second highest rank of ōzeki or champion for eleven years from 2000 to 2011, and is the longest-serving ozeki of all time in terms of...
Tamanoshima Tamanoshima Arata Tamanoshima Arata is a former sumo wrestler from Izumizaki, Fukushima, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 1998, reaching the top makuuchi division at the end of 2000. He was twice runner-up in a tournament, and earned six special prizes and two gold stars during...	1998-3	2011-a11	cSekiwake	Kataonami Kataonami Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1961 by former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitaro of the Nishonoseki Stable. Former sekiwake Tamanofuji took over the running of the stable upon Tamanoumi's death in 1987. In February 2010 he passed control over to...	was the only Fukushima prefecture Fukushima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....  native sekitori Sekitori A sekitori is a sumo wrestler who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo.Currently there are 70 rikishi in these divisions...  for a number of years
Kasugaō Kasugao Katsumasa Kasugaō Katsumasa 春日王 克昌 is a former sumo wrestler from Incheon, South Korea. He was the first sumo wrestler to reach the top makuuchi division officially representing South Korea....	1998-11	2011-5	e0Maegashira #3	Kasugayama Kasugayama stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. In its modern form it dates from 1954 when it was re-established by former ozeki Nayoroiwa who led it until his death in 1971...	only wrestler officially from Korean peninsula, forced to retired in match-fixing scandal
Asashōryū Asashōryū Akinori is a former sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan and became the first Mongol to reach sumo's highest rank in January 2003. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever. In 2005 he became the first man to win all six official...	1999-1	2010-1	aYokozuna	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	sole yokozuna from 2004-07, 3rd most top division championships in history, life in and out of ring filled with controversy
Chiyohakuho Chiyohakuho Daiki Chiyohakuhō Daiki is a former sumo wrestler from Yamaga, Kumamoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1999 and broke into the top makuuchi division nine years later in 2008. His highest rank was maegashira 6. He wrestled for Kokonoe stable...	1993-3	2011-5	e0Maegashira #6	Kumamoto Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...	originally interested in judo Judo is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an... , debuted the same tournament his former stablemate Chiyotaikai made Ōzeki, retired over match-fixing
Hananosato	1999-3	2010-5	g0Makushita #8	Takasago Takasago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Takasago group of stables.It is correctly written in Japanese as "髙砂部屋", but the first of these kanji is rare, and is more commonly written as "高砂部屋"....	former tsukebito of Asashoryu, once reached the cusp of sekitori but at 114 kg seemed to lack the requisite weight
Kotomitsuki Kotomitsuki Keiji Kotomitsuki Keiji is a former sumo wrestler from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1999. He reached the top makuuchi division in November 2000 and won one yusho or tournament championship, in September 2001...	1999-3	2010-7	bŌzeki	Sadogatake Sadogatake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former komusubi Kotonishiki Noboru. Former yokozuna Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. Over the next...	holds record for most tournaments at sekiwake, oldest wrestler promoted to ōzeki in modern era, forced to retire due to illegal gambling
Wakakirin	1999-3	2009-2	e0Maegashira #9	Oguruma Oguruma Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form it dates from 1987 when it was founded by Kotokaze, a former Sadogatake stable wrestler. He gives all his new recruits shikona with the suffix "kaze" , taken from his own fighting name. The first wrestler...	Protege of former ozeki Daikirin, dismissed for cannabis Cannabis Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre , for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a...  use
Hakuba Hakuba Takeshi Hakuba Takeshi is a former sumo wrestler from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Joining the professional sport in 2000, he entered the top division for the first time in 2008, returning in 2010. His highest rank was komusubi...	2000-1	2011-5	dKomusubi	Michinoku Michinoku stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was established in 1974 by former maegashira Hoshikabuto, who branched off from Izutsu stable. Former ozeki Kirishima became the current head coach in December 1997. It absorbed Tatsutagawa stable in...	50 tournament rise to top division is 2nd longest after Sentoryu amongst foreign-born wrestlers, forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Shimotori Shimotori Norio Shimotori Norio is a former sumo wrestler from Arai, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in 2000 and first reached the top division in 2002, although due to injuries he had trouble maintaining that position. He earned one special prize, for Fighting...	2000-5	2011-5	dKomusubi	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	used own rare family name as his shikona Shikona A shikona is a sumo wrestler's ring name.As with standard Japanese names, a shikona consists of a 'surname' and a 'given' name, and the full name is written surname first. However, the given name is rarely used outside formal or ceremonial occasions. Thus, the former yokozuna Asashōryū Akinori is... , forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Iwakiyama Iwakiyama Ryuta Iwakiyama Ryūta , is a former sumo wrestler. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2000 and reached the top division at the end of 2002...	2000-7	2010-9	dKomusubi	Sakaigawa Sakaigawa stable Sakaigawa stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established in its modern form on 25 May 1998 by former komusubi Ryogoku, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable...	former high school sumo coach, retired due to cerebral infarction complications
Kōryū Kōryū Tadaharu Kōryū Tadaharu is a Mongolian former sumo wrestler from Ulan Bator. His highest rank was maegashira 11. He was forced to retire from sumo in 2011 after being found guilty of match-fixing.-Early years and entry into sumo:...	2000-11	2011-5	e1Maegashira #11	Hanakago Hanakago stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its current form it dates from 1992 when it was revived by Daijuyama of the Futagoyama stable. The previous version of the stable had been wound up in 1985 when former yokozuna Wajima was forced to leave the Japan Sumo...	first top division wrestler produced by Hanakago stable since it was re-established in 1992, forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Aotsurugi	2001-3	2009-5	h0Sandanme #1	Tagonoura Tagonoura stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was established in February 2000 by former maegashira Kushimaumi, who branched off from Dewanoumi stable. It is located in the Koto ward of Tokyo...	Originally from Tonga Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific... , acquired Japanese citizenship, missed a year through injury
Mōkonami Mōkonami Sakae Mōkonami Sakae is a former sumo wrestler from Mongolia. After making his professional sumo debut in March 2001, he had his top makuuchi division debut 8 years later in July 2009. His highest rank was maegashira 6. He has acquired Japanese citizenship...	2001-3	2011-5	e0Maegashira #6	Tatsunami Tatsunami stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...	first from Tatsunami stable to be ranked in makuuchi since 1999, forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Daishochi	2001-7	2005-9	g1Makushita #15	Shibatayama Shibatayama Stable Shibatayama Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. It was founded in 1999 by former yokozuna Onokuni. It is a small stable, with six wrestlers as of February 2008...	Mongolian now better known as amateur sumo champion
Katayama Katayama Shinji Katayama Shinji is a former sumo wrestler from Yaizu, Shizuoka, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 13.-Career:...	2002-3	2009-1	e1Maegashira #13	Onomatsu Onomatsu stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki ichimon or group of stables. It was founded in its modern form on 1 October 1994 by Masurao Hiroo, who branched off from the now defunct Oshiogawa stable. His first wrestler to reach the top makuuchi division was Katayama in 2005....	did amateur sumo at university, used his given family name as his ring name.
Hakurozan Hakurozan Yuta Hakurozan Yūta is a former sumo wrestler. The highest rank he reached was maegashira 2. His older brother is also a former sumo wrestler, under the name of Rohō of Ōtake stable...	2002-5	2008-9	e0Maegashira #2	Kitanoumi Kitanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1985 by former yokozuna Kitanoumi, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable. It absorbed Hatachiyama stable in 2006, following the death of its head coach, former ozeki Hokuten'yū...	along with older brother Rohō, became first foreign siblings to wrestle in top division at the same time, later dismissed due to cannabis use
Roho	2002-5	2008-9	dKomusubi	Ōtake Otake stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers.It was set up in 1971, as Taihō stable, by yokozuna Taihō Kōki on his retirement from wrestling. It passed on to his son-in-law Ōtake on his retirement...	known for feisty nature, along with younger brother Hakurozan, was dismissed due to cannabis use
Futen'ō	2003-1	2011-5	dKomusubi	Dewanoumi Dewanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers. It has a long, prestigious history. Its current head coach is former sekiwake Washuyama. As of November 2007 it had 21 wrestlers....	collegiate sumo champ, sumo lover from very early age
Masatsukasa Masatsukasa Koshin Masatsukasa Kōshin is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 8...	2003-1	2011-5	e0Maegashira #8	Irumagawa Irumagawa stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1992 by former sekiwake Tochitsukasa, who branched out from Kasugano stable. As of November 2007, the stable had 13 wrestlers...	on promotion to sekitori Sekitori A sekitori is a sumo wrestler who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo.Currently there are 70 rikishi in these divisions...  ranks revealed to public he had a wife and son back home in Aomori prefecture Aomori Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province.... , forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Tokusegawa Tokusegawa Masanao Tokusegawa Masano is a former sumo wrestler from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Joining the professional sport in 2003, he entered the top division for the first time in March 2010, and rose to the middle maegashira ranks...	2003-7	2011-5	e0Maegashira #4	Kiriyama Kiriyama stable was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon of group of stables. It was set up in January 1995 by the former komusubi Kurosegawa, who branched out from the now defunct Isegahama stable and took with him the remaining members of the Onaruto stable which closed at the end of 1994....	first wrestler from his stable to make top division, forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Sōkokurai	2003-9	2011-5	e1Maegashira #13	Arashio Arashio stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in June 2002 by former komusubi Oyutaka, who branched off from Tokitsukaze stable. As of November 2009 it has eleven wrestlers. In the same month the stable produced its first sekitori, the Chinese...	only Chinese wrestler to make top division, and one of only two Chinese sekitori Sekitori A sekitori is a sumo wrestler who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions: makuuchi and juryo.Currently there are 70 rikishi in these divisions...
Wakanohō Wakanoho Toshinori Wakanohō Toshinori is a former sumo wrestler. His highest rank was maegashira 1...	2005-3	2008-8	e0Maegashira #1	Magaki Magaki Stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th Yokozuna in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983 and is its current oyakata. Its first wrestler to reach the top division was the Hawaiian born Yamato in 1997...	a fast-rising star, one of the most successful Russian wrestlers, first active wrestler to be dismissed by the Sumo Association (after arrest for cannabis Cannabis (drug) Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...  possession)
Kiyoseumi	2007-1	2011-5	e1Maegashira #13	Kitanoumi Kitanoumi stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi ichimon or group of stables. It was set up in 1985 by former yokozuna Kitanoumi, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable. It absorbed Hatachiyama stable in 2006, following the death of its head coach, former ozeki Hokuten'yū...	pro sumo debut at Makushita #10 was the highest Makushita tsukedashi ever, forced to retire in bout-fixing scandal
Yamamotoyama Yamamotoyama Ryuta Yamamotoyama Ryūta is a former sumo wrestler from the city of Saitama in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Making his professional debut in January 2007, he reached the top makuuchi division in January 2009. His highest rank was maegashira 9. At , he is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever...	2007-1	2011-5	e0Maegashira #9	Onoe Onoe stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Dewanoumi group of stables. It was established in August 2006 by former komusubi Hamanoshima, who branched off from Mihogaseki stable and took several of its leading wrestlers with him...	heaviest sumo recruit ever at time of recruitment, forced to retire in match-fixing scandal
Tokitaizan	2007-5	2007-7	j3Jonokuchi #39	Tokitsukaze Tokitsukaze stable The is a stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Tokitsukaze group of stables. It was originally founded in 1769 and was dominant during the Taishō period. In its modern form it dates from 1941 when it was established by Futabayama, who was still an active wrestler at the time. Initially known as...	young wrestler who died from hazing incident which led to the eventual arrest of his stablemaster and 3 other wrestlers for manslaughter

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
  Glossary of sumo terms
  The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. azukari : Hold. A kind of draw. After a mono-ii, the gyōji or the shimpan "holds" the result if it was too close to call...
  
  
• List of active sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo record holders
• List of sumo tournament winners
• List of sumo stables
• List of yokozuna