Takanoiwa Yoshimori
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Takanoiwa Yoshimori (born 26 February 1990 as Adiyagiin Baasandorj) is a former sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He made his professional debut in January 2009. He has both a sandanme and a jūryō division championship. He reached the jūryō division in July 2012 and the top makuuchi division for the first time in January 2014. He was the only wrestler recruited by former yokozuna Takanohana to reach the elite sekitori ranks. He was runner-up in one top division tournament and earned two special prizes, one for Fighting Spirit and one for Outstanding Performance. His highest rank was maegashira 2.
Takanoiwa Yoshimori | |
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貴ノ岩 義司 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Adiyagiin Baasandorj Адъяагийн Баасандорж (1990-02-26) 26 February 1990 (age 34) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 150 kg (330 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Takanohana → Tokiwayama |
Record | 371–303–44 |
Debut | January 2009 |
Highest rank | Maegashira 2 (Mar 2017) |
Retired | December, 2018 |
Championships | 2 (Jūryō) 1 (Sandanme) |
Special Prizes | Fighting spirit (1) Outstanding Performance (1) |
Gold Stars | 1 (Hakuho) |
* Up to date as of Feb 2, 2019. |
Takanoiwa was the victim of an assault by sumo wrestler Harumafuji in October 2017. Takanoiwa was then the assailant in an incident against a junior member of his own stable the following year, which led to his retirement from the sport.[1]