Kirinowaka Tarō | |
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霧の若 太郎 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Masayuki Okamoto September 18, 1983 Minamiaso, Kumamoto |
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Michinoku |
Record | 310-291-0 |
Debut | March, 1999 |
Highest rank | Jūryō 4 (September, 2009) |
Retired | May, 2011 |
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012. |
Kirinowaka Tarō (born 18 September 1983 as Masayuki Okamoto) is a former sumo wrestler from Minamiaso, Kumamoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1999, but never reached the top division. The highest rank he achieved was jūryō 4. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association, as a result of the 2011 match-fixing scandal. In October 2013 he formed a professional wrestling wrestling tag team with another former sumo wrestler, Wakakirin.
Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi