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The following is an alphabetical list of all active professional sumo wrestlers in the top makuuchi division, and all those currently in lower divisions who have a Wikipedia article. Please refer to professional sumo divisions for more information about the separate divisions.
List of yokozuna. List of. yokozuna. This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who have reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna. It was not recorded on the banzuke until 1890 and was not officially recognised as sumo's highest rank until 1909. Until then, yokozuna was merely a licence given to certain ōzeki to perform the dohyō-iri ceremony.
The following articles contain lists of sumo wrestlers : List of active sumo wrestlers. List of heaviest sumo wrestlers. List of komusubi. List of ōzeki. List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers. List of past sumo wrestlers. List of sekiwake. List of sumo elders.
This is a list of records held by wrestlers of professional sumo. Only performances in official tournaments or honbasho are included here. Since 1958, six honbasho have been held every year, giving wrestlers from the modern era more opportunities to accumulate championships and wins. Before this, tournaments were held less frequently; sometimes ...
The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division ( makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.
Nakamura. first official yokozuna from Osaka sumo, retired young due to a cycling accident. Hitachiyama. 1892-6. 1914-5. a. Yokozuna. Dewanoumi. last wrestler to win over .900 of his bouts in top division, considered to be the most honorable yokozuna ever by many, did much to increase the popularity of sumo.
This is a list of foreign-born professional sumo wrestlers by country and/or ethnicity of origin, along with original name, years active in sumo wrestling, and highest rank attained. Names in bold indicate a still-active wrestler. There are 186 wrestlers who have listed a foreign country as their place of birth on the banzuke or official ...
L. List of active sumo wrestlers. List of komusubi. List of Mongolian sumo wrestlers. List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers. List of ōzeki. List of past sumo wrestlers. List of sekiwake. List of sumo elders.