Ushiomaru Motoyasu
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| Birth name | Motoyasu Sano | |
| Date of birth | May 11, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 167 kg (370 lb) | |
| Web presence | website | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Azumazeki | |
| Current rank | Jūryō 7 | |
| Record | 439-401-51 | |
| Debut | March 1994 | |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 10 (November 2002) | |
| Yusho | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) |
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* Career information is correct as of May 2008. |
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Ushiomaru Motoyasu (born May 11, 1978 as Motoyasu Sano) is a sumo wrestler from Shizuoka, Japan. His highest rank has been maegashira 10.
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[edit] Career
Ushiomaru made his debut in March 1994, joining Azumazeki stable. He began using the fighting name of Takamisano, switching briefly to Tenfuku before adopting his current name in November 1995. In his early career in the lower ranks, he served as a tsukebito, or personal attendant, to yokozuna Akebono. After a long stint in the third makushita division, he reached sekitori status by winning promotion to the second juryo division in January 2002. After winning the juryo division title in July of that year with a 13-2 record, he was promoted to the top makuuchi division for the next tournament. He was injured during his second top division tournament and had to withdraw, resulting in demotion back to the second division. He struggled in 2005, losing sekitori status on two occasions, but he has made something of a comeback more recently, returning to the top division for four straight tournaments from November 2006 to May 2007.
The current head coach of Azumazeki stable, former sekiwake Takamiyama, has indicated that Ushiomaru will succeed him when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of sixty-five in 2009.[1] This came as a surprise to some, who assumed that the more high profile wrestler Takamisakari would take over.
He is one of the few high ranking sumo wrestlers from Shizuoka Prefecture, which has not supplied nearly as many new entrants as the colder northern parts of Japan such as Aomori and Hokkaidō. [2]
[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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| 2002 | x | x | x | x | East Maegashira #15 9–6 |
West Maegashira #10 3–7–5 |
| 2003 | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | East Maegashira #14 7–8 |
West Maegashira #15 6–9 |
(Jūryō) |
| 2004 | East Maegashira #14 7–8 |
West Maegashira #14 7–8 |
Sat out due to injury | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) |
| 2005 | (Makushita) | (Jūryō) | (Makushita) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) |
| 2006 | (Jūryō) | East Maegashira #16 4–11 |
(Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | East Maegashira #12 5–10 |
| 2007 | West Maegashira #15 9–6 |
East Maegashira #12 6–9 |
East Maegashira #15 5–10 |
(Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) |
| 2008 | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | 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
- ^ Lewis, Ferd (2007-06-07). Maui-born Kuhaulua able to bridge generation gap (English). The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ Sharnoff, Lorna (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
- ^ Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). szumo.hu. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
