Arawashi
| Arawashi Tsuyoshi 荒鷲 毅 |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Dulgoun Erhebayar August 21, 1986 Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 122 kg (269 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Minezaki |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | November, 2002 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 2 (January, 2017) |
| Gold Stars | 3 Kakuryu Hakuhō Harumafuji |
| * Up to date as of May 1, 2017. | |
Arawashi Tsuyoshi (荒鷲 毅?, born 21 August 1986 as Dulgoun Erhebayar) is a professional sumo wrestler from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. He made his professional debut in November 2002. He is the 21st Mongolian to reach the top makuuchi division, which he achieved in May 2014. His 68 tournament rise through the ranks is the second slowest progress for a foreign wrestler after Sentōryū. He has three kinboshi or gold stars for defeating yokozuna. His highest rank has been maegashira 2.
In his childhood he was active in sports such as basketball and swimming. He also lived in Indonesia for a time in his younger years. At the 2002 junior sumo tournament, he impressed then active Kyokushūzan with his ability and soon afterward he entered Araiso stable. He debuted in November of that same year in maezumō at the height of 183 centimeters and weighing 83 kilograms.
From his November 2002 debut, he rose slowly but steadily through the ranks over three years, recording mostly winning tournaments. However, in the January 2006 tournament he dislocated his left shoulder and had to drop out. He also missed the following tournament. After this his shoulder became prone to dislocating and upon his 7th dislocation he elected to finally have corrective surgery upon completing the May 2007 tournament. Rehabilitation from the surgery forced him to sit out three tournaments. He dropped from makushita 22 down to jonidan 22 in this period. During this time he studied the techniques of former yokozuna Chiyonofuji who long suffered from an easily dislocated shoulder. Upon his return in January 2008, his sumo was back in form and he recorded three 6-1 consecutive tournaments. However, in September of that year, Araiso stable closed upon the retirement of its owner, the former Futagodake. While the other wrestlers in the stable chose to retire, he chose to remain active and transferred to Hanakago stable.
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