Asashōryū Akinori

Mongolian former sumo wrestler (born 1980)

Долгорсүрэнгийн Дагвадорж · 朝青龍明德 · 朝青龍明徳

Born

27 September 1980, Ulaanbaatar

Citizenship

Mongolia

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Height

184 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

148 kg (326 lb)

Asashōryū Akinori (Japanese: 朝青龍 明徳; born 27 September 1980, as Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj, Mongolian Cyrillic: Долгорсүрэнгийн Дагвадорж; [tɔɮgɔrsʊːrengiːn tagw̜atɔrt͡ʃ]) is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever. In 2005, he became the first wrestler to win all six official tournaments (honbasho) in a single year. Over his entire career, he won 25 top division tournament championships, placing him fourth on the all-time list. He is often referred to as one of the greatest sumo wrestlers of all time.

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.