Wakatoba
| Wakatoba Hiromi | |
|---|---|
| 若兎馬 裕三 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Hiromi Yamada June 15, 1977 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 130 kg (290 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Oguruma, formerly Oshiogawa |
| Record | 416-406-28 |
| Debut | March, 1993 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 11 (November, 2003) |
| Retired | September, 2007 |
| * Up to date as of August 2007. | |
Wakatoba Hiromi (born June 15, 1977 as Hiromi Yamada) is a former sumo wrestler from Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 11.
He made his professional debut in March 1993, joining Oshiogawa stable, run by former ōzeki Daikirin. He initially wrestled under his own surname of Yamada. After a long apprenticeship in the junior ranks he achieved senior sekitori status in May 2001 upon promotion to the jūryō division. To mark the occasion he changed his shikona to Wakatoba. After a 10-5 record at the rank of jūryō 4 in July 2003 he was promoted to the top makuuchi division. An 8-7 mark in his top division debut saw him promoted to his highest rank of maegashira 11. He fought in the top division for a total of seven tournaments. He was demoted back to jūryō in March 2006 and after pulling out of the January 2007 tournament after only five days with an injury to his left leg he was relegated to the unsalaried ranks.
In August 2007, having fallen to the rank of makushita 57, he retired from active competition and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He worked as a coach at Oguruma stable, the stable to which he was transferred in March 2005 when his old stable was shut down upon the retirement of Oshiogawa. Wakatoba used the same name of Oshiogawa as an elder until he left the Sumo Association in August 2010.
Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi
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