Aonishiki Arata
Ukrainian professional sumo wrestler
安青錦新大 · 아오니시키
- Born
- 23 March 2004, Vinnytsia Oblast
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Sport
- sumo
- Occupation
- rikishi
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- Weight
- 125 kg (276 lb)
- Team / club
- Ajigawa stable
Aonishiki Arata (Japanese: 安青錦 新大; born March 23, 2004 as Danylo Yavhusishyn Ukrainian: Данило Явгусішин) is a Ukrainian professional sumo wrestler from Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast. He is the second Ukrainian to become a professional sumo wrestler, after Shishi in 2020. He wrestles for Ajigawa stable, at his highest rank, ōzeki, which was the fastest promotion to the rank since the modern six-tournament schedule was introduced in 1958, accomplishing the feat in just 14 tournaments. He would then soon lose and immediately regain the rank over the course of the July 2026 tournament.
Aonishiki has posted double-digit wins in each of his first eight tournaments at sekitori status. In the top division, he won 11 matches in each of his first four tournaments before earning a top division title on his fifth and sixth tournaments at that level of competition. Aonishiki earned a special prize in each of his first five top division tournaments, also earning a kinboshi on his third tournament.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 November Grand Sumo Tournament | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2026 January Grand Sumo Tournament | 1st place (gold) | |
| 2026 July Grand Sumo Tournament | 1st place (gold) |
Awards and honours
- Master of Sport of Ukraine 2019
- Master of Sport of Ukraine 2021
- Ginō-shō
- Kantō-shō
- Kinboshi
- Shukun-shō
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q126389847 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.