Wakakirin Shinichi
| Wakakirin Shinichi | |
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| 若麒麟 真一 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Shinichi Suzukawa September 21, 1983 Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Oguruma, formerly Oshiogawa |
| Record | 279-232-22 |
| Debut | March 1999 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 9 (January, 2008) |
| Retired | February 2009 |
| Championships | 2 (Makushita) |
| * Up to date as of Jan 2009. | |
Wakakirin Shinichi (若麒麟 真一 Wakakirin Shin'ichi?), born September 21, 1983 as Shinichi Suzukawa (鈴川真一 Suzukawa Shin'ichi?), is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo prefecture in Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 9. He was thrown out of the sport in February 2009 after being arrested for cannabis possession. In 2010 he became a professional wrestler.
Born in Kawanishi, he made his professional debut in March 1999. He is the fourth wrestler from that class to make the top division, following Kotomitsuki, Takamisakari and Hamanishiki, but the first to do so after making his debut at the lowest level of sumo entry, mae-zumo. He joined Oshiogawa stable. He began competing under his own surname, but upon reaching the second highest jūryō division for the first time in July 2004 his stablemaster Oshiogawa Oyakata honoured him with the name of Wakakirin. The "Kirin" part of his name, meaning giraffe or qilin, had only been given to three previous wrestlers: his own stablemaster (former ōzeki Daikirin), former sekiwake Kirinji, and Tamakirin, who quit sumo to become a professional wrestler.
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