Asashōryū Akinori is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever.
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Yokozuna career
Yokozuna Asashoryu original tegata (handprint & signature)
Performing the dohyō-iri in 2004
Asashōryū receives the Prime Minister's Award for winning the May 2005 tournament.
Asashōryū in January 2008
Asashōryū in the dedication sumo wrestling at Yasukuni Shrine (10 April 2009)
Asashōryū and Hakuhō Shō at the Yasukuni Shrine Dedicated Sumo (10 April 2009)In their orbit 2
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Asashōryū Akinori is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever. In 2005, he became the first wrestler to win all six official tournaments (honbasho) in a single year. Over his entire career, he won 25 top division tournament championships, placing him fourth on the all-time list.
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