Sharran Alexander (born 1965 in
Maida Vale
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, London
), is a
sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...
wrestler who is listed in
British Sumo Federation as 2nd Kyu grade. She was named as the heaviest sportswoman in the 2013
Guinness World Records
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at .
Background
Alexander is a
child minder
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by profession. She first joined the British Sumo team for a
Channel 4
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television show called ''Strictly Lady Sumo'' to find four women to compete in the world Championships, signed up by her children.
She began competing in Sumo competitions in 2006 at the age of 41.
Career
Alexander is one of the few women recognized by the British Sumo Federation and has won four gold medals in international competitions. In 2006 Alexander competed in 25 different competitions and went to Japan to represent Great Britain in the World Sumo Championship.
Since then, she has competed in international tournaments such as the US Sumo Open in 2013, where she was defeated by the 175-pound Liz Seward in the final open weight match.
Sharran Alexander also starred in the first series of the TV series
Brassic.
Family
Alexander is divorced, and has three children.
See also
*
Women's sumo
is a form of sumo played by women.
Professional sumo traditionally forbids women from competition and ceremonies. Women are not allowed to enter or touch the sumo wrestling ring (''dohyō''). Despite this, women sumo wrestlers have existed throu ...
References
External links
British Sumo FederationGuinness World Records 2013* https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/sharran_alexander/
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English sumo wrestlers
Female sumo wrestlers
Living people
1965 births