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Gojōrō Katsuhiro
Gojōrō Katsuhiro (born 18 August 1973 as Akitomo Kojima) is a former sumo wrestler from Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan. Making his professional debut in 1989, he spent a total of 53 tournaments as an elite ''sekitori'' ranked wrestler, reaching a highest rank of ''maegashira'' 3 in 1998. After a number of injury problems he retired in 2005 at the age of 32. He is now a sumo coach under the name Hamakaze-''oyakata''. Career As a teenager he did judo and fencing. He was recruited by former ''yokozuna (sumo), yokozuna'' Wakanohana Kanji II, Wakanohana of the Magaki stable. He made his debut in November 1989 at the age of 16. After very briefly having ''shikona'' based on his own surname of Kojima, in 1990 he was given the name Wakasenryū, which was modified to Wakatenryū in the following year. In January 1992 he reached the third highest ''makushita'' division, although he was able to score only two wins and five losses. He responded with his first ever ''yūshō'', a perfect 7-0 record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magaki Stable
was a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th ''yokozuna'' in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983. Its first wrestler to reach the top ''makuuchi'' division was the Hawaiian born Yamato in 1997, followed by Gojōrō and Wakanojō, also in 1997. However the stable had less success in later years, with its decline dating from the death of Magaki Oyakata's wife and ''okamisan'' in 2005. Russian ''maegashira'' Wakanohō was thrown out of sumo in 2008 after being accused of cannabis possession, charges which were eventually dropped. In 2011, its highest ranked wrestler was forced to retire because of accusations of match-fixing. In January 2010 the stable, along with the Takanohana, Ōnomatsu and Ōtake stable, was forced to leave the Nishonoseki ''ichimon'' after Takanohana declared his intention to run as an unofficial candidate in the elections to the Sumo Association's board of directors. The sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |