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344:. They were the first Mongolians to join professional sumo. In Mongolia he had had little experience of wrestling or judo, concentrating on basketball in junior high school. Six months after they came to Japan, due to cultural difference, language problems, and the extremely harsh training methods used in sumo, Kyokutenhō, Kyokushūzan and three others ran away and sought refuge in the Mongolian embassy, but he was persuaded by
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Kyokutenhō left the ring in tears after losing his twelfth bout of the July 2015 tournament, a result which meant his demotion to the second division was certain. He announced his retirement the following day, stating "I have run out of strength and don’t have the spirit anymore." Hakuhō gave him a
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in July 2011 Kyokutenhō became the longest serving member of the top division. It had been thought he would become head of Ōshima stable when
Asahikuni reached the mandatory retirement age of sixty-five in April 2012, but Kyokutenhō was still comfortably ranked in the top division at the time, and
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Kyokutenhō's brother
Luvsandorj (Лувсандорж), nine years his junior, also became a sumo wrestler in 2000 under the name Fudoyama. They were the first pair of foreign brothers to join professional sumo. Fudoyama was unable to join Kyokutenhō's stable due to the one foreigner per heya limit, so he
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in a playoff after both finished with 12-3 records. In this tournament, Kyokutenhō had been in professional sumo just over twenty years, and at 37 years and 8 months became the oldest wrestler to take his first top division championship in modern sumo history. He was also the first
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in 2001. Also, as
Kyokutenhō had acquired Japanese citizenship, he was technically the first Japanese to win the championship since Tochiazuma in January 2006, although he will still be regarded as a 'foreign' champion in the Sumo Association's record book. His
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September he was runner-up to
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status for the first time. After temporarily dropping down to
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instead. However, he never climbed higher than the third
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or special prize in January 2000. He first achieved a
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2786:"Sumo: Mongolian-born sumo legend Kyokutenho retires"
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In March 1996, he was promoted to the second highest
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He made his debut in March 1992, and reached the top
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2898:"2012 July Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics"
2760:"Yokozuna rivals stay in hunt for tourney title"
2737:List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
719:Kyokutenhō is the brother-in-law of the former
550:was the 50th won by a Mongolian born wrestler.
3184:"Sumo offers stable life to man from Mongolia"
2727:List of sumo tournament top division champions
528:Receiving the Prime Minister's cup in May 2012
426:in March 2003. He also defeated Asashōryū and
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3117:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 27 January 2022
455:On 28 April 2007 he caused a car accident in
392:rank in January 2002 when he was promoted to
8:
2998:"Hakuho triumphs to claim 35th career title"
374:division and first won promotion to the top
276:division in January 1998. He received seven
2916:"Hakuho collects win on first day of basho"
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541:ranked wrestler to win a tournament since
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3139:(in Japanese). Sankei Sports. 10 May 2024
698:. His legal name is now Masaru Ōta (太田 勝
689:with the support of his stablemaster, ex
438:debut in July 2003 but did not achieve a
2900:. Japan Sumo Association. Archived from
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593:on 1795 career appearances, behind only
304:in September 2022. His highest rank was
3232:"Kyokutenhō Masaru Rikishi Information"
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105:154 kg (340 lb; 24.3 st)
3047:(in Japanese). Asahi.com. 4 March 2017
2972:"Veteran Kyokutenho retires from sumo"
2942:"Heavy impact: Hakuho wins 31st title"
2846:"Kyokutenho beats Tochiōzan for title"
716:division and retired in January 2008.
660:which involve grabbing the opponent's
286:(or tournament), in May 2012 from the
3115:"友綱部屋が「大島部屋」に名称変更 親方の名跡交換で約10年ぶり"再興""
212:* Up to date as of September 3, 2016.
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3282:Japanese people of Mongolian descent
481:, his first ever runner-up score in
310:, which he held on three occasions.
3095:(in Japanese). Sanspo. 11 June 2017
3093:"友綱部屋継承した元旭天鵬、先代親方の定年祝う「明るい部屋をつくる」"
2948:. 28 September 2014. Archived from
2712:List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers
640:, where he would have served as a
501:division and make a return to the
459:. He was punished for defying the
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280:for Fighting Spirit, and won one
97:1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
2922:. Japan Times. 14 September 2014
3208:Lewin, Brian (February 2006).
3159:"Kyokutenho bouts by kimarite"
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3302:Naturalized citizens of Japan
2871:Buckton, Mark (29 May 2012).
2814:"Kyokutenho suspended by JSA"
682:In 2005, Kyokutenhō obtained
422:in his first tournament as a
229:, born September 13, 1974 as
3307:Sumo people from Ulaanbaatar
3292:Mongolian emigrants to Japan
726:(later Kasugayama Oyakata).
512:Following the retirement of
3210:"Brothers in sumo - Part 2"
3045:"元旭天鵬、モンゴル出身で初の師匠に 友綱部屋継承へ"
2717:List of past sumo wrestlers
2707:List of sumo record holders
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1411:East Maegashira #6
1400:West Maegashira #2
1367:East Maegashira #8
1075:East Makushita #13
1064:East Makushita #19
1053:East Makushita #27
1042:East Makushita #33
1031:East Makushita #24
1020:West Makushita #16
1002:East Makushita #21
991:East Makushita #45
969:East Makushita #44
958:West Makushita #53
823:East Jonokuchi #47
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1148:East Makushita #1
1093:West Makushita #9
947:West Sandanme #19
918:East Sandanme #51
907:East Sandanme #71
856:West Jonidan #142
652:Kyokutenhō was a solidly
509:once again in July 2009.
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1641:West Komusubi #1
1594:East Komusubi #1
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929:East Sandanme #5
885:West Jonidan #44
874:West Jonidan #86
845:East Jonidan #72
834:West Jonidan #98
666:or belt. He preferred a
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3024:"Hakuho and Kyokutenhō"
896:West Jonidan #8
497:in 1988 to drop to the
451:Kyokutenhō in May 2009.
3137:"大島審判委員が休場 全休の見込み／夏場所"
2702:Glossary of sumo terms
2575:Top division runner-up
1177:West Jūryō #12
1166:West Jūryō #11
1126:East Jūryō #12
1104:East Jūryō #13
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2571:Top division champion
1952:West Jūryō #3
1323:East Jūryō #1
1312:East Jūryō #6
1294:West Jūryō #2
1283:East Jūryō #5
1261:East Jūryō #1
1221:West Jūryō #1
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1188:East Jūryō #9
1137:West Jūryō #8
1115:West Jūryō #7
848:Sat out due to injury
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398:. He has earned two
150:Sekiwake (July, 2003)
2567:wins–losses–absences
2226:Tournament Cancelled
656:wrestler, favouring
605:Retirement from sumo
357:division, achieving
231:Nyamjavyn Tsevegnyam
65:Nyamjavyn Tsevegnyam
57:Personal information
3212:. Sumo Fan Magazine
2722:List of sumo elders
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638:May 2024 tournament
561:1. He is the first
188:Fighting Spirit (7)
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2311:12–3–P
1956:12–3–P
1947:0–0–15
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1097:7–0–P
851:0–0–7
735:Kyokutenhō Masaru
624:Ryōgoku Kokugikan
430:whilst ranked in
239:Нямжавын Цэвэгням
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