Daishōchi Kenta | |
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大翔地 健太 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Byambajav Ulambayar November 24, 1984 Ulan-Bator, Mongolia |
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 152 kg (335 lb) |
Career | |
Record | 95-66-14 |
Debut | July 2001 |
Highest rank | Makushita 15 (March 2005) |
Retired | September 2005 |
Championships | 1 (Jonokuchi) |
* Up to date as of May 2013. |
Ulambayar Byambajav or Daishōchi Kenta (Mongolian: Уламбаярын Бямбажав; Japanese: 大翔地 健太; born 24 November 1984) is an amateur sumo wrestler from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia. He is a two-time winner of the Sumo World Championships, in 2006 and 2007. He is 6'1" tall, weighing 350 lb. He has also entered in over 100 matches winning all gold medals, in Japan, Mongolia, Thailand, US, Italy, Germany, and more. He also featured as a model for the Subaru car company.
In September 2009 he won in the 115+ kg and overall category at the US Open Championship held in California.
He was formerly a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) who competed under the shikona of Daishōchi. He was a member of Shibatayama stable from July 2001 until September 2005, reaching a highest rank of makushita 15.
Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi