Chiyonoumi Meitaro (

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千代の海明太郎, born January 11, 1993 as Meitaro Hamamachi) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from ''

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''. He debuted in May 2015 as a wrestler for ''

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'' and reached his highest rank of ''

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'' 8 in March 2019. He has won three '' yusho'', one in ''

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'', one in ''

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'' and one in ''

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Career

He was demoted from juryo after the July 2020 tournament. With the retirement of Tochiozan occurring in the same tournament, it left no

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from

which had had continuous representation in the top two divisions since

Tosanoumi Tosanoumi Toshio (born February 16, 1972, as Toshio Yamamoto in Aki City, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan), is a former sumo wrestler. He first reached the top division of professional sumo in 1995, winning 13 special prizes and earning 11 ''kinboshi'' ...

entered juryo in 1994. In November 2021 he fought Ryuden for the

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division championship with both men tied at 6-0, but he was defeated. Similarly in March 2022 he got to 6-0 but was defeated for the championship by Kinbozan. In July 2023 he returned to juryo for the first time since the May 2021 tournament. On June 3, 2024, he submitted his retirement notice to the Japan Sumo Association, which was accepted.

Personal life

On April 29, 2021 Chiyonoumi married a 28 year old nurse who he had met in 2018. A wedding reception was not held due to the

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Career record

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