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This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna. It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909.
Anoa'i's character was portrayed as a champion sumo wrestler, with his ring name being a reference to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. While Anoaʻi wrestled as a representative of Japan, he was a Samoan American and was billed as hailing from Polynesia.
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport.
18 Απρ 2016 · Sumo: Asashoryu vs Hakuho - Yokozuna (Sumo Champion) Match. Sacred Japanese Sport of Sumo at Ise Shrine the most important Shrine in Shinto 相撲. Hakuho vs Kakuryu at Outdoor Sumo at Yasukuni...
21 Σεπ 2018 · Yokozuna is the highest rank in sumo. To date just 72 men have attained the status since it was first created in the late 1700s. Yokozuna can never be demoted. They are seen as the living...
9 Δεκ 2021 · From this exciting world of sumo, one wrestler had achieved what can only be described as unprecedented. Hakuho Sho (Japan, b. Mongolia), who has been a Yokozuna – the highest rank in sumo – for over 14 years, has achieved five Guinness World Records titles:
Yokozuna (横綱) is the highest rank in sumo. The name literally means "horizontal rope" and comes from the most visible symbol of their rank, the rope (綱, tsuna) worn around the waist. The rope is similar to the shimenawa used to mark off sacred areas in Shinto, and like the shimenawa it serves to purify and mark off its content.
