Hakuhō Shō
| Hakuhō Shō | |
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| 白鵬 翔 | |
Hakuhō in January 2012
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Mönkhbatyn Davaajargal 11 March 1985 Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 157 kg (346 lb; 24.7 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Miyagino |
| Current rank | Yokozuna |
| Debut | March 2001 |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (May 2007) |
| Championships | 37 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jūryō) |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (3) Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (2) |
| Gold Stars | 1 (Asashōryū) |
| * Up to date as of Jan 23, 2017. | |
Hakuhō Shō (白鵬 翔?, born 11 March 1985 as Mönkhbatyn Davaajargal, Mongolian: Мөнхбатын Даваажаргал) is a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. On 30 May 2007 at the age of 22 he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo, yokozuna.
In 2009, he broke the record for the most wins in a calendar year, winning 86 out of 90 bouts, and repeated this feat with the same record again in 2010 when he established the second longest winning streak in sumo history. He also holds the record for the most undefeated tournament championships at twelve, which is four more than any other sumo wrestler in history.
He was the only active yokozuna from 2010, following the retirement of his rival and fellow Mongolian Asashōryū, until 2012 with the promotion of fellow Mongolian Harumafuji. In January 2015, he took his 33rd top division championship, giving him the most in the history of sumo. In May 2016 he broke the record for the most wins in the top division, and in November 2016 he became only the third wrestler to reach 1000 career wins.
Like many of his countrymen in professional sumo, Hakuhō belongs to a family in the Mongolian wrestling tradition. His father Jigjidiin Mönkhbat won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics, his country's first ever Olympic medal, and held the highest ranking in Mongolian wrestling, "Darkhan Avarga" (meaning "Invincible Champion"), which is the Mongolian equivalent of yokozuna. Davaajargal did not however have any formal training in Mongolian wrestling himself, as his father wished him to try other sports, and he concentrated on basketball as a child instead. However, at an early age he would be seen reading sumo magazines, and when his father asked him why he liked sumo so much, he responded by saying he wanted to be as big as a sumo wrestler one day. At that time he was considered below average in size.
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