Daishōyama Naoki
| Daishōyama Naoki | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Naoki Yamazaki July 7, 1966 Anamizu, Ishikawa, Japan |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 179 kg (395 lb; 28.2 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tatsunami |
| University | Nihon University |
| Record | 266-252-40 |
| Debut | January, 1989 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 2 (January, 1991) |
| Retired | November 1995 |
| Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 2 (Makushita) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) |
| Gold Stars | 3 Hokutoumi (2) Ōnokuni |
| * Up to date as of March 2009. | |
Daishōyama Naoki (born 7 July 1966 as Naoki Yamazaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Anamizu, Ishikawa, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in January 1989 and reached a highest rank of maegashira 2 before retiring in 1995. He is now the head coach of Oitekaze stable.
Born in Anamizu, Hosu District, as an amateur he won eleven sumo titles, including collegiate and amateur yokozuna, while studying at Nihon University. He also served as captain of the school sumo team. He was recruited by the former sekiwake Annenyama of the Tatsunami stable. Yamazaki had stayed at the heya while taking part in junior high school competitions (as did Daishōhō), and he had also met the former Tatsunami stable wrestler Wakanami as an infant, being held in his arms for a photograph (as top rikishi are often requested to do for luck). As an amateur champion he was given makushita tsukedashi status and made his debut in the third highest makushita division. His first tournament was in January 1989 and after two consecutive yūshō with perfect 7-0 records in January and March 1990 he was promoted to the second highest jūryō division, becoming the first sekitori from Tatsunami stable since the abrupt departure of yokozuna Futahaguro in 1987. He changed his shikona or fighting name from his own surname to Daishōyama at this point.
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