Kyokushuzan
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| Real name | Davaa Batbayar | |
| Date of birth | March 8, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | |
| Height | 180cm (5'11") | |
| Weight | 141kg (310lb) | |
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| Heya | Oshima | |
| Rank | Maegashira | |
| Record | 560-600-2 | |
| Debut | March, 1992 | |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (March, 1997) | |
| Yushos | 1 (Makushita) 2 (Juryo) |
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* Career information is correct as of November 13, 2006. |
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Kyokushuzan Noboru (旭鷲山昇?) was a professional sumo wrestler. Born Davaa Batbayar on March 8, 1973 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
In 1991, a Japanese sumo training stable master went to Mongolia to recruit young wrestlers, and from 170 wrestlers, Davaa Batbayar was selected and went to Japan with other five Mongolian wrestlers as the first Mongolian sumo wrestlers. However six month later, due to cultural difference, language problem, and extremely hard training, five of them including Kyokushuzan ran away from the training stable to the Mongolian embassy. But soon, Kyokushuzan returned to the training stable.
In March 1995, he was promoted to the Juryo division, and in September 1996 to the top Makuuchi division, where he gained great popularity due to his variety of techniques. After the promotion to the top division, he was never demoted to lower divisions, and was ranked as a maegashira for 58 tournaments in a row, a record in the sumo world.
As he succeeded on the ring, his popularity in Mongolia soared. Also as he has contributed to his country a lot by establishing several foundations for the welfare of the youth and sick people, he is now regarded as one of the heroes of the country. In April 2004, he started to study in Waseda university in Japan. This is partly because the Mongolian president advised him to study while in Japan for his future. In November 13, 2006, he announced his retirement due to a heart problem. It is believed that he will be a politician in Mongolia.
