Harumafuji Kōhei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Harumafuji Kōhei

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1984

Place of Birth: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Profession: rikishi

Nationality: Mongolia

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Harumafuji Kōhei

  • Harumafuji Kohei (???? ??, born April 14, 1984, as Davaanyamyn Byambadorj, Mongolian: ?????????? ?????????), previously known as Ama Kohei, is a retired sumo wrestler.
  • He received his promotion to yokozuna, sumo's highest rank, on September 26, 2012.
  • He is the third Mongolian and fifth overall non-Japanese wrestler to attain yokozuna status.He began his professional career in 2001 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2004.
  • He has won ten special prizes for his achievements in tournaments.
  • In November 2008 he became the seventh foreign-born wrestler in sumo history to reach the second-highest rank of ozeki.
  • In May 2009, he won his first championship, winning the natsu basho (summer tournament).
  • He has won a total of nine top division championships, three of them with a perfect record. At 133 kg (293 lb), Harumafuji was the lightest man in the top division as of September 2015.
  • He is noted for his technical skill. Harumafuji admitted to assaulting fellow Mongolian wrestler Takanoiwa during a regional sumo tour in late October 2017.
  • He withdrew from the November 2017 basho shortly after the allegations surfaced.
  • On November 29, 2017, his stablemaster, Isegahama, submitted Harumafuji's letter of resignation to the Japan Sumo Association.

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