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wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the third highest rank of ''
sekiwake , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the on ...
'' and who held the rank in the
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of sumo since the 1927 merger of the Tokyo and Osaka organizations. There are usually two active ''sekiwake''. Wrestlers who went on to be promoted to '' ōzeki'' and ''
yokozuna , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the on ...
'' can be seen in the list of ''ōzeki'' and list of ''yokozuna''. The number of tournaments (''basho'') at ''sekiwake'' is also listed. Wrestlers who won a top division ''
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'' are indicated in bold. Active wrestlers (December 2022) are indicated by italics. The longest-serving ''sekiwake'' of modern times, who did not achieve further promotion, have been Hasegawa and
Kotonishiki Kotonishiki Katsuhiro (born June 8, 1968 as Hideyuki Matsuzawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in 1984, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1989. He won two top division tournament tit ...
who each held the rank for 21 tournaments (
Kotomitsuki is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Okazaki City. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1999. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in November 2000 and won one ''yūshō'' or tournament championship, in Septemb ...
was ranked at ''sekiwake'' for 22 tournaments before being promoted to ''ōzeki'').


List

* Wrestler held the rank on at least two separate occasions.


See also

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List of active sumo wrestlers The following is an alphabetical list of all active professional sumo wrestlers in the top ''makuuchi'' division, and all those currently in lower divisions who have a Wikipedia article. Please refer to professional sumo divisions for more informa ...
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List of past sumo wrestlers This is a list of prominent past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned ...
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List of sumo tournament top division champions This is a list of rikishi, wrestlers who have won the Makuuchi, top division (''makuuchi'') yusho, championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These honbasho, official tournaments are held ex ...
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List of sumo tournament second division champions This is a list of wrestlers who have won the sumo second division ''jūryō'' championship since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan. The wrestler who has won the mo ...
* List of ''yokozuna'' * List of ''ōzeki'' * List of ''komusubi''


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sekiwake , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the on ...
Lists of sumo wrestlers List