Akinori Asashoryu

Akinori Asashoryu (朝青龍, “blue dragon of the morning”), born the September 27th 1980 with Oulan Bator in Mongolia, is the name of combat ( shikona ) carried by the fighter Sumo Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj.

It is the 68e Yokozuna of the history of the sumo, it weighs 146 kg and 1,84m measurement. Between January 2004 and May 2007, he was the only fighter in activity to carry the title of Yokozuna . This fighter reigns without division on the world of the sumo since 2003 and beat a great number of historical records. In particular it holds the record of victories in one calendar year (84 out of 90 combat in 2005). It is the rikishi to have only gained all the basho of the same year (in 2005) and to have gained seven basho of sharpened (November 2004 in November 2005).

In August 2007, Akinori Asashoryu is sanctioned by the Japanese Association of Sumo ( JSA ) with a prohibition to take part in the tournament of autumn of Tokyo in September and in that of Kyushu in November and a fall of 30% of its wages for four months, to have simulated a wound with the ligaments preventing it from taking part in a caritative round with the Japan whereas in same time it disputed a football game of official reception in Mongolia. It is about the most severe sanction taken by the JSA against a yokozuna since the installation of the great professional tournaments 80 years ago

He married in 2003 with Tamir and has two children: a little girl, Ichinkhorloo, and her little brother called Dorj.

Course

Beginning in the sumo: January 1999
Beginning in Jûryô : September 2000
Beginning in Makuuchi : January 2001
Beginning in Komusubi : May 2001
Beginning in Sekiwake : January 2002
Beginning in Ôzeki : September 2002
Reach under Yokozuna in March 2003

Prize list

21 victories of tournament ( yûshô ) in makuuchi (at July 27th, 2007)
1 victory of tournament in Makushita
1 victory of tournament in Sandanme
1 victory of tournament in Jonidan

Yûshô of Makuuchi gained

Kyûshû Basho 2002, ôzeki, 14-1
Hatsu Basho 2003, ôzeki, 14-1
Natsu Basho 2003, yokozuna, 13-2
Aki Basho 2003, yokozuna, 13-2
Hatsu Basho 2004, yokozuna, 15-0 ( zenshô yûshô )
Haru Basho 2004, yokozuna, 15-0 ( zenshô yûshô )
Natsu Basho 2004, yokozuna, 13-2
Nagoya Basho 2004, yokozuna, 13-2
Kyûshû Basho 2004, yokozuna, 13-2
Hatsu Basho 2005, yokozuna, 15-0 ( zenshô yûshô )
Haru Basho 2005, yokozuna, 14-1
Natsu Basho 2005, yokozuna, 15-0 ( zenshô yûshô )
Nagoya Basho 2005, yokozuna, 13-2
Aki Basho 2005, yokozuna, 13-2
Kyûshû Basho 2005, yokozuna, 14-1
Haru Basho 2006, yokozuna, 13-2
Nagoya Basho 2006, yokozuna, 14-1
Aki Basho 2006, yokozuna, 13-2
Kyûshû Basho 2006, yokozuna, 15-0 ( zenshô yûshô )
Hatsu Basho 2007, yokozuna, 14-1
Nagoya Basho 2007, Yokozuna, 14-1

See too

List of Yokozuna
List of the Japanese terms specific to the fight sumo

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