Kyokunankai Hiromitsu
Sumo wrestler
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| Intro | Sumo wrestler | |
| is | Athlete Sumo wrestler Wrestler | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 14 December 1977 | |
| Age | 47 years |
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Biography
Kyokunankai Hiromitsu (born 14 December 1977 as Hirokazu Ken) is a former sumo wrestler from Amagi, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1993 and reached the top division in September 2010. The 17 years it took him to reach the top division is the second slowest progress ever, in the history of professional sumo wrestling. His highest rank was maegashira 16. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association, as a result of the 2011 match-fixing scandal.
Career record
| Year in sumo | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March Haru basho, Osaka | May Natsu basho, Tokyo | July Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September Aki basho, Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #9 3–4 | East Jonokuchi #16 4–3 | West Jonidan #171 3–4 | East Jonokuchi #6 5–2 |
| 1994 | East Jonidan #136 4–3 | West Jonidan #107 3–4 | East Jonidan #126 0–0–7 | West Jonidan #196 6–1 | East Jonidan #94 5–2 | East Jonidan #44 4–3 |
| 1995 | East Jonidan #21 4–3 | West Jonidan #1 1–6 | East Jonidan #41 3–4 | West Jonidan #57 5–2 | West Jonidan #20 4–3 | East Sandanme #99 2–5 |
| 1996 | West Jonidan #32 3–4 | East Jonidan #54 5–2 | East Jonidan #11 4–3 | East Sandanme #90 5–2 | East Sandanme #57 3–4 | East Sandanme #73 1–6 |
| 1997 | West Jonidan #15 5–2 | West Sandanme #81 4–3 | East Sandanme #65 4–3 | West Sandanme #46 4–3 | West Sandanme #33 1–6 | West Sandanme #65 3–4 |
| 1998 | West Sandanme #77 1–6 | West Jonidan #11 4–3 | East Sandanme #93 5–2 | East Sandanme #59 4–3 | West Sandanme #39 5–2 | East Sandanme #13 3–4 |
| 1999 | West Sandanme #27 5–2 | West Makushita #60 3–4 | East Sandanme #16 2–5 | West Sandanme #35 5–2 | East Sandanme #8 5–2 | East Makushita #48 4–3 |
| 2000 | West Makushita #39 4–3 | West Makushita #31 4–3 | West Makushita #26 2–5 | West Makushita #42 1–6 | East Sandanme #10 4–3 | West Makushita #58 4–3 |
| 2001 | East Makushita #49 6–1 | East Makushita #24 4–3 | West Makushita #20 1–6 | West Makushita #42 3–4 | East Makushita #58 5–2 | East Makushita #37 5–2 |
| 2002 | East Makushita #21 2–5 | East Makushita #37 3–4 | East Makushita #45 3–4 | East Makushita #54 6–1–PP | East Makushita #24 3–4 | East Makushita #32 4–3 |
| 2003 | East Makushita #24 4–3 | East Makushita #19 5–2 | West Makushita #10 3–4 | West Makushita #16 2–5 | West Makushita #33 4–3 | West Makushita #27 4–3 |
| 2004 | West Makushita #20 3–4 | West Makushita #27 4–3 | East Makushita #21 4–3 | East Makushita #16 5–2 | West Makushita #9 4–3 | East Makushita #6 5–2 |
| 2005 | East Makushita #2 3–5 | East Makushita #9 6–1–PP Champion | West Makushita #2 6–1 | East Jūryō #12 8–7 | East Jūryō #9 7–8 | West Jūryō #9 6–9 |
| 2006 | East Jūryō #11 9–6 | West Jūryō #6 10–5 | West Jūryō #2 4–11 | West Jūryō #9 6–9 | West Jūryō #13 8–7 | West Jūryō #12 9–6 |
| 2007 | West Jūryō #8 6–9 | West Jūryō #11 6–9 | West Jūryō #14 8–7 | East Jūryō #11 7–8 | West Jūryō #12 7–8 | West Jūryō #13 6–9 |
| 2008 | East Makushita #1 5–2 | East Jūryō #11 8–7 | East Jūryō #8 7–8 | West Jūryō #9 9–6 | West Jūryō #5 7–8 | East Jūryō #6 9–6 |
| 2009 | West Jūryō #2 4–11 | West Jūryō #10 8–7 | West Jūryō #8 8–7 | East Jūryō #6 6–9 | East Jūryō #10 8–5–2 | East Jūryō #7 6–9 |
| 2010 | East Jūryō #12 9–6 | East Jūryō #7 6–9 | West Jūryō #9 6–9 | West Jūryō #12 10–5 | East Maegashira #16 4–11 | East Jūryō #5 10–5 |
| 2011 | West Jūryō #1 5–10 | East Jūryō #6 Tournament Cancelled –– | East Jūryō #6 Retired – | |||
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) | ||||||