Oga Atsushi

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**Oga Atsushi**
Personal information

Birth name	Atsushi Moriyasu
Date of birth	October 22, 1977 (1977-10-22) (age 30)
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	123 kg (270 lb)
Career*
Heya	Takasago
Record	329-307-0
Debut	March, 1993
Highest rank	Juryo 6 (November, 2006)
Retired	May, 2007
* Career information is correct as of December 2007.

Oga Atsushi (born 22 October 1977 as Atsushi Moriyasu) is a former sumo wrestler from Nogata, Fukuoka, Japan. His highest rank was juryo 6. He was well known to sumo audiences for his performance of the bow twirling ceremony (jumitori-shiki) which takes place at the end of every tournament day,a role he began in 2004. It is normally performed by an apprentice ranked in the makushita division or below, but Oga continued to do it even after promotion to the juryo division. He retired in May 2007.

[edit] Juryo tournament results

tournament	rank	wins	losses	notes
May 2006	J13E	10	5	Runner-up, lost play-off
July 2006	J7W	6	9	-
September 2006	J10E	9	6	-
November 2006	J6E	6	9	Highest rank
January 2007	J11w	6	9	-
March 2007	J14W	5	10	Demoted to makushita
total		42	48