Chiyotenzan Daihachirō
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Daihachirō Sumi | |
| Date of birth | February 6, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Weight | 137 kg (300 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Kokonoe | |
| Record | 519-541-33 | |
| Debut | March 1991 | |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (July 1999) | |
| Retired | January 2008 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Jūryō) | |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (2) |
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| Gold stars | 3 (Musashimaru(2), Wakanohana) | |
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* Career information is correct as of January 2008. |
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Chiyotenzan Daihachirō (born February 6, 1976 as Daihachirō Sumi) is a former sumo wrestler from Osaka, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi.
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[edit] Career
Chiyotenzan made his professional debut in March 1991, joining the Kokonoe stable that was then home to yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Hokutoumi. He reached the second highest jūryō division in January 1997, and the top makuuchi division two years after that. He had an explosive start to his makuuchi career, winning three special prizes in his first three tournaments (the first wrestler ever to do so) and reaching the fourth highest rank of komusubi in July 1999. However, that was to be his only tournament in the top ranks and his initial promise quickly faded. His last winning score in the top division came in November 2001 and in July 2002 he fell back to jūryō. Hampered by diabetes, his fortunes slumped even further. In January 2006 he was demoted to the unsalaried makushita division, and in May 2007, to the fourth sandanme division. He reappeared in makushita in September 2007, but won only one match before withdrawing. By November he had fallen to sandanme 27, the second lowest rank ever held by a former sanyaku wrestler.
[edit] Retirement from sumo
After losing his first bout in the January 2008 tournament, Chiyotenzan announced his retirement. He will not stay with the Sumo Association and is leaving the sport completely.
[edit] Top division record
| January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
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| 1999 | East Maegashira #14 10–5 F |
East Maegashira #9 9–6 F |
East Maegashira #3 9–6 O★ |
West Komusubi 3–12 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
West Maegashira #8 7–8 |
| 2000 | East Maegashira #11 9–6 |
West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
West Maegashira #6 6–9 |
East Maegashira #9 10–5 |
East Maegashira #2 6–9 |
West Maegashira #3 6–9 ★ |
| 2001 | West Maegashira #6 8–7 |
East Maegashira #2 7–8 ★ |
West Maegashira #2 4–11 |
West Maegashira #6 6–9 |
East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
| 2002 | East Maegashira #4 3–7–5 |
Sat out due to injury | West Maegashira #10 5–10 |
West Maegashira #13 5–10 |
(Jūryō) | (Jūryō) |
| 2003 | (Jūryō) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) |
| 2004 | (Jūryō) | West Maegashira #13 3–12 |
(Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) |
| 2005 | (Jūryō) | (Makushita) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Makushita) | (Jūryō) |
| 2006 | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Makushita) |
| 2007 | (Makushita) | (Makushita) | (Sandanme) | (Sandanme) | (Makushita) | (Sandanme) |
| 2008 | (Sandanme) | x | x | x | x | x |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Championship Retired Demoted from makuuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi |
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[edit] References
- ^ Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). szumo.hu. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
