Tamawashi Ichirō
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Tamawashi Ichirō (Japanese: 玉鷲 一朗, born 16 November 1984 as Batjargal Munkh-Orgil (Mongolian: Батжаргалын Мөнх-Оргил)) is a Mongolian-Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar. Wrestling for Kataonami stable, his highest rank has been sekiwake. He made his debut in January 2004 and reached the top makuuchi division in September 2008. He has a makushita, a jūryō and two makuuchi division championships. He has seven gold stars for defeating a yokozuna, and four special prizes, all of them coming after he turned 30 years of age. In January 2019, he won his first top-division championship, and his second in September 2022 at the age of 37, making him the oldest winner of the top division since the introduction of the six tournaments a year system in 1958.
Tamawashi Ichirō | |
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玉鷲 一朗 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Batjargal Munkh-Orgil (1984-11-16) November 16, 1984 (age 39) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic |
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 178 kg (392 lb; 28.0 st) |
Career | |
Stable | Kataonami |
Current rank | see below |
Debut | January 2004 |
Highest rank | Sekiwake (January, 2017) |
Championships | 2 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) |
Special Prizes | (2) Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (1) Technique |
Gold Stars | 7 Terunofuji (4) Harumafuji Kisenosato Kakuryu |
* Up to date as of 24 September 2023. |
Considered an iron man of the sport, Tamawashi has not missed a bout in his career to date (except for an enforced COVID-19 quarantine during the July 2022 tournament) and has the longest streak of consecutive matches among active wrestlers. At 39, he is also the oldest active makuuchi wrestler. Having started his career in 2004, he is also the second sekitori-ranked (current or demoted) wrestler with the most tournaments to his name, behind Sadanoumi.[1]
In March 2024 Tamawashi acquired Japanese citizenship in order to remain in the Sumo Association as a coach upon his retirement.[2]