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The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Only wrestlers weighing or over are included. Wrestlers shown in bold are still active as of May 2021. {, class="sortable wikitable" !width="20", Rank ! Ring name !width="90", Max. weight !width=120pt, Stable !width="112", Highest rank !width="150", Birth date !width="140pt", Birthplace , - , 1 , Ōrora
大露羅 , , Yamahibiki (also
Kitanoumi , born , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the dominant wrestler in the sport during the 1970s. Kitanoumi was promoted to '' yokozuna'' at the age of 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank. He won 24 tournament ...
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Makushita Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. Fo ...
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Konishiki Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e (born December 31, 1963), professionally known as is an American former sumo wrestler. Franz LidzMeat Bomb, 05.18.92 - ''Sports Illustrated'' He was the first non-Japanese-born wrestler to reach '' ōzeki'', the secon ...

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山本山 , , Onoe , data-sort-value="1109",
Maegashira , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers ('' rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the o ...
9 , , Saitama, Japan , - , 4 , Dewanojo
出羽ノ城 , , Dewanoumi , data-sort-value="3056", Makushita 56 , , Tochigi, Japan , - , 5 , Kenho
謙豊 , , Tokitsukaze , data-sort-value="3059", Makushita 59 , , Miyagi, Japan , - , 6 , Tominohana
富ノ華 , , Takadagawa , data-sort-value="5031",
Jonidan Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. Fo ...
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Kitanoumi , born , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the dominant wrestler in the sport during the 1970s. Kitanoumi was promoted to '' yokozuna'' at the age of 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank. He won 24 tournament ...
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Jūryō Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. Fo ...
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魁ノ若 , , Tomozuna , data-sort-value="3014", Makushita 14 , ,
Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
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武蔵丸 , , Musashigawa , data-sort-value="1001",
Yokozuna , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the on ...
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德真鵬 , ,
Kise Kise may refer to: *Kise stable, a stable of sumo wrestlers founded in 1958 *Kise stable (2003), another sumo stable founded in 2003 * Kise Oyakata, the head coach of the 2003 stable *Kise, Kentucky See also *Kise Mill Bridge Historic District *Kis ...
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Kitanoumi , born , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the dominant wrestler in the sport during the 1970s. Kitanoumi was promoted to '' yokozuna'' at the age of 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank. He won 24 tournament ...
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栄富士 , , Sakaigawa , data-sort-value="4072",
Sandanme Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. For ...
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Hidenoumi is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler for Kise stable. A former amateur sumo competitor at Nihon University, he made his professional debut in 2012 and was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division in July 2015. His highest rank to date is ...

秀ノ海 , , Mihogaseki , data-sort-value="2009", Jūryō 9 , ,
Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
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萬華城 , , Oitekaze , data-sort-value="1106", Makushita 6 , , Miyazaki, Japan , - , 15 , Ichinojō
逸ノ城 , , Minato , data-sort-value="1003",
Sekiwake , or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers ('' rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the o ...
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高麗の国 , , Shibatayama , data-sort-value="3023", Makushita 23 , ,
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貴天秀 , , Chiganoura (also Takanohana) , data-sort-value="4009", Sandanme 9 , , Saitama, Japan , - , 19 ,
Toyonoumi Shinji Hamada (22 September 1965 – 20 November 2021), better known as Toyonoumi Shinji, was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Buzen, Fukuoka. He made his professional debut in March 1981 and reached the top division in November 1988. He was know ...

豊ノ海 , , Futagoyama (also Fujishima) , data-sort-value="1101", Maegashira 1 ,
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藤縄 , , Isenoumi , data-sort-value="5015", Jonidan 15 , , Ibaraki, Japan , - , 21 , Ōmatsuda
大松田 , , Ōtake , data-sort-value="4015", Sandanme 15 , , Hyogo, Japan , - , 22 , Maeta
前田 , , Shibatayama (also Hanaregoma) , data-sort-value="3003", Makushita 3 ,
died , Yamagata, Japan , - , 23= , Ryūtei
龍帝 , , Nishonoseki , data-sort-value="4003", Sandanme 3 , , Shandong, China , - , 23= ,
Gagamaru ), lead=yes is a Georgian former professional sumo wrestler from Tbilisi. The third Georgian national after Kokkai Futoshi, Kokkai and Tochinoshin to make the top ''makuuchi'' division, he made his professional debut in November 2005, reaching th ...

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Kise Kise may refer to: *Kise stable, a stable of sumo wrestlers founded in 1958 *Kise stable (2003), another sumo stable founded in 2003 * Kise Oyakata, the head coach of the 2003 stable *Kise, Kentucky See also *Kise Mill Bridge Historic District *Kis ...
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Kitanoumi , born , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the dominant wrestler in the sport during the 1970s. Kitanoumi was promoted to '' yokozuna'' at the age of 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank. He won 24 tournament ...
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當眞 , , Miyagino , data-sort-value="4001",
Sandanme Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. For ...
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大乃国 , , Hanaregoma (also Hanakago) , data-sort-value="1001", Yokozuna , ,
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Kise Kise may refer to: *Kise stable, a stable of sumo wrestlers founded in 1958 *Kise stable (2003), another sumo stable founded in 2003 * Kise Oyakata, the head coach of the 2003 stable *Kise, Kentucky See also *Kise Mill Bridge Historic District *Kis ...
, data-sort-value="2013", Jūryō 13 , , Ishikawa, Japan , - , 28= , Amakaze
天風 , , Oguruma , data-sort-value="1113", Maegashira 13 , ,
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, Japan , - , 28= , Higonoryu
肥後ノ龍 , ,
Kise Kise may refer to: *Kise stable, a stable of sumo wrestlers founded in 1958 *Kise stable (2003), another sumo stable founded in 2003 * Kise Oyakata, the head coach of the 2003 stable *Kise, Kentucky See also *Kise Mill Bridge Historic District *Kis ...
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安寿 , , Isegahama , data-sort-value="4094", Sandanme 94 , , Miyazaki, Japan , - , 31 , Hokutomori
北勝森 , , Hakkaku , data-sort-value="3011", Makushita 11 , , Aomori, Japan , - , 32= , Kaisei
魁聖 , , Tomozuna , data-sort-value="1003", Sekiwake , ,
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安芸乃山 , , Takadagawa , data-sort-value="3013", Makushita 13 , , Hiroshima, Japan , - , 34 , Takamiyama
髙見山 , , Takasago , data-sort-value="1003", Sekiwake , ,
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Kushimaumi Kushimaumi Keita (久島海 啓太; 6 August 1965 – 13 February 2012), born as Keita Kushima (久嶋 啓太), was a sumo wrestler from Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. A successful amateur, his highest rank in professional sumo was '' ...

久島海 , , Dewanoumi , data-sort-value="1101", Maegashira 1 ,
died ,
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玄海鵬 , , Hanaregoma (also Hanakago) , data-sort-value="2011", Jūryō 11 , ,
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, Japan , - , 35= , Yata
矢田 , , Onoe , data-sort-value="6030", Jonokunchi 30 , ,
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, Japan , - , 35= , Aoiyama
碧山 , , Kasugano (also Tagonoura) , data-sort-value="1003", Sekiwake , ,
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Towanoyama Towanoyama Yoshimitsu (born July 10, 1977 as Akihito Kobayashi) is a former sumo wrestler from Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1993. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 13, achieved in March 2002. He had many injury proble ...

鳥羽の山 , , Dewanoumi , data-sort-value="1113", Maegashira 13 , ,
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, Japan , - , 40 , Asabenkei
朝弁慶大吉 , , Takasago , data-sort-value="2007", Jūryō 7 , ,
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, Japan , - , 41= , Sadanofuji
佐田の富士 , , Sakaigawa , data-sort-value="1102", Maegashira 2 , ,
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水戸龍 聖之 , , Nishikido , data-sort-value="2004", Jūryō 4 , ,
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See also

* List of heaviest people *
List of past sumo wrestlers This is a list of prominent past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned ...
*
List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers This is a list of foreign-born professional sumo wrestlers by country and/or ethnicity of origin, along with original name, years active in sumo wrestling, and highest rank attained. Names in bold indicate a still-active wrestler. There are 186 w ...
*
List of sumo elders A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
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List of sumo record holders This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or ''honbasho'' are included here. Since 1958 six ''honbasho'' have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportu ...
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List of sumo stables The following is an alphabetical list of '' heya'' or training stables in professional sumo. All belong to one of five groups, called ''ichimon''. These groups, led by the stable by which each group is named, are in order of size: Dewanoumi ''ich ...


References


Sumo.sports.smt.docomo.ne.jp


External links


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