Iwakiyama Ryūta
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Real name | Tsushima Ryūta | |
| Date of birth | March 2, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Aomori, Japan | |
| Height | 184.0cm (6'2") | |
| Weight | 178.0kg (392lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Sakaigawa | |
| Rank | Maegashira 10 | |
| Record | 268-231-21 | |
| Debut | July, 2000 | |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (November 2003, March 2005) | |
| Yushos | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Sandanme) |
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| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (1) |
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| Gold stars | 1 (Asashōryū) | |
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* Career information is correct as of January 2007. |
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Iwakiyama Ryūta (Japanese: 岩木山 竜太, born March 2, 1976 as Tsushima Ryūta (對馬竜太) in Aomori Prefecture, Japan), is a sumo wrestler. The highest rank he has reached is komusubi.
After a successful start in amateur sumo, Tsushima joined the professional sport in makushita (third division) in July 2000, but an injury in his first tournament saw him demoted to sandanme. He recovered by winning sandanme in the next tournament and by March 2002 was promoted to jūryō. He reached the top makuuchi division in November 2002. He has twice been ranked as komusubi on the banzuke, but is currently towards the lower end of the maegashira.
[edit] External Links
- Japanese Sumo Association Biography (English)(Japanese)
- Iwakiyama's basho results
- complete biography and basho results (Japanese)
