Ōrora Satoshi
| Ōrora Satoshi | |
|---|---|
| 大露羅敏 | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Anatoliy Valeryevich Mihahanov April 26, 1983 Zaigrayevo, Buryat ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 292.6 kg (645 lb; 46.08 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Yamahibiki, formerly Kitanoumi |
| Record | 376–382–12 |
| Debut | March 2000 |
| Highest rank | Makushita 43 (November 2011) |
| Retired | September 2018 |
| * Up to date as of Sept 21, 2018. | |
Ōrora Satoshi (born April 26, 1983 as Anatoliy Valeryevich Mihahanov,
Konishiki.[1]
He subsequently reached a peak weight of 292.6 kilograms (645 lb). He decided to retire from sumo in September 2018.
Career
He was born on April 26, 1983, in the small town of
Kitanoumi stable in March 2000. He was the first Russian to enter professional sumo. He made his debut alongside Ryūō, Hōchiyama and Hitenryu.[3] He was given the shikona of Ōrora, a reference to the aurora.[2]
Ōrora spent most of his career in the fourth-highest
Weight
Ōrora already weighed 190 kilograms (420 lb) on his debut in March 2000,heaviest wrestler ever in professional sumo.[7] Ōrora remarked that he had not been aiming for the record but at least would now have a place in history.[1] He joked that a rice ball eaten as a snack must have put him over.[1]
In a Twitter post on April 6, 2018, Ōrora stated that his weight had increased to 294 kilograms (648 lb).[8] However, his peak weight officially recorded by the Sumo Association was 292.6 kilograms (645 lb), just before his retirement.[6]
Retirement
In September 2017 he was demoted to Asahi Shimbun in June 2020, said he had now switched to five small meals a day, does not eat after 7 pm, walks 6 kilometres a day and goes to a gym. He said that it was difficult to stay healthy while living in a sumo stable as "you are the only person that can take care of you. Nobody in your sumo stable cares about you."[6] While active he suffered from hypertension and fatigue,[14] and would require an oxygen tank for taking short walks.[12]
Fighting style
Ōrora had a huge weight advantage over nearly all his opponents—his 190 kg (420 lb) advantage over the 83 kg (183 lb) wrestler
Tokitsuyama won with it in November 1957.[16] He also enjoyed employing the rare kimarite of kimedashi, or arm-barring force-out, and was credited with this technique 41 times as of July 2017, by far the most among his contemporaries.[17] His most common winning technique was a straightforward force out or yori-kiri.[17]
However, Ōrora was severely restricted by his lack of speed and agility, and only won around half his bouts. Many of his opponents simply circled him, waiting for him to tire.
Career record
- Note: Six official basho or tournaments are held each year—the Hatsu (First), Haru (Spring), Natsu (Summer), Nagoya, Aki (Autumn) and Kyushu. Wrestlers in lower divisions fight seven bouts per tournament.
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #20 3–4 |
West Jonokuchi #23 6–1 |
East Jonidan #75 2–5 |
East Jonidan #99 4–3 |
| 2001 | East Jonidan #75 3–4 |
East Jonidan #89 4–3 |
West Jonidan #65 3–4 |
West Jonidan #78 3–4 |
East Jonidan #95 6–1 |
East Jonidan #17 3–4 |
| 2002 | West Jonidan #35 4–3 |
East Jonidan #14 4–3 |
West Sandanme #94 2–5 |
West Jonidan #16 2–5 |
East Jonidan #50 6–1 |
East Sandanme #85 5–2 |
| 2003 | West Sandanme #56 3–4 |
West Sandanme #74 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Jonidan #34 5–2 |
West Sandanme #98 2–5 |
West Jonidan #31 5–2 |
West Sandanme #96 4–3 |
| 2004 | East Sandanme #74 3–4 |
West Sandanme #89 4–3 |
West Sandanme #70 4–3 |
West Sandanme #52 1–6 |
West Sandanme #92 6–1 |
East Sandanme #34 3–4 |
| 2005 | West Sandanme #47 4–3 |
East Sandanme #31 4–3 |
East Sandanme #19 4–3 |
East Sandanme #9 2–5 |
East Sandanme #33 4–3 |
West Sandanme #17 4–3 |
| 2006 | East Sandanme #4 2–5 |
East Sandanme #24 2–5 |
West Sandanme #50 5–2 |
East Sandanme #20 2–5 |
West Sandanme #49 5–2 |
East Sandanme #20 4–3 |
| 2007 | West Sandanme #7 3–4 |
East Sandanme #24 4–3 |
East Sandanme #10 3–4 |
West Sandanme #22 3–4 |
East Sandanme #38 5–2 |
West Sandanme #13 5–2 |
| 2008 | East Makushita #53 2–5 |
West Sandanme #10 1–6 |
West Sandanme #44 5–2 |
West Sandanme #19 5–2 |
East Makushita #58 4–3 |
West Makushita #48 1–6 |
| 2009 | West Sandanme #21 5–2 |
West Makushita #58 3–4 |
East Sandanme #12 5–2 |
East Makushita #50 3–4 |
West Sandanme #6 1–6 |
East Sandanme #42 3–4 |
| 2010 | West Sandanme #59 4–2 |
East Sandanme #43 6–1 |
West Makushita #55 1–6 |
West Sandanme #27 4–3 |
West Sandanme #14 2–5 |
West Sandanme #36 4–3 |
| 2011 | West Sandanme #23 3–4 |
East Sandanme #41 Tournament Cancelled 0–0–0 |
East Sandanme #41 4–3 |
West Sandanme #16 5–2 |
East Makushita #58 5–2 |
East Makushita #43 2–5 |
| 2012 | West Sandanme #4 1–6 |
West Sandanme #39 3–4 |
West Sandanme #56 5–2 |
West Sandanme #26 3–4 |
East Sandanme #43 5–2 |
East Sandanme #16 2–5 |
| 2013 | East Sandanme #42 3–4 |
East Sandanme #57 5–2 |
East Sandanme #29 3–4 |
East Sandanme #43 4–3 |
East Sandanme #30 5–2 |
West Sandanme #5 4–3 |
| 2014 | West Makushita #54 2–5 |
West Sandanme #16 2–5 |
East Sandanme #46 3–4 |
East Sandanme #62 6–1 |
East Sandanme #8 3–4 |
East Sandanme #25 4–3 |
| 2015 | West Sandanme #12 4–3 |
East Sandanme #2 2–5 |
West Sandanme #33 2–5 |
West Sandanme #57 5–2 |
West Sandanme #28 2–5 |
East Sandanme #58 4–3 |
| 2016 | East Sandanme #40 2–5 |
East Sandanme #70 2–5 |
East Sandanme #94 5–2 |
West Sandanme #59 4–3 |
East Sandanme #41 3–4 |
East Sandanme #57 4–3 |
| 2017 | West Sandanme #38 4–3 |
East Sandanme #27 2–5 |
East Sandanme #59 3–4 |
West Sandanme #80 3–4 |
West Jonidan #1 3–4 |
East Jonidan #13 5–2 |
| 2018 | East Sandanme #77 0–2–5 |
East Jonidan #28 2–5 |
East Jonidan #61 4–3 |
East Jonidan #35 4–3 |
West Jonidan #12 Retired 1–6 |
x |
| Record given as wins–losses–absencies Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Playoff (s)Divisions: Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Maegashira |
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See also
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of heaviest sumo wrestlers
- List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers
References
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- ^ a b c "All-time heaviest sumo wrestler slams sport's diet as health threat". Asahi Shimbun. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "大露羅、小錦超え歴代最重量の２８８・８キロ" (in Japanese). Hochi. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Ōrora Satoshi [@Ichiro_SUMO] (April 6, 2018). "所用で山響部屋へ。大露羅さんが「２、３日前に計ったら、294キロだった」と教えてくれた。非公式ながら、史上最重量を更新していた。" [I went to the Sankyo room. Mr. Orora told me, "If I measured it a few days ago, it was 294 kg." Although unofficial, it was the heaviest in history] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sumo's heaviest wrestler calls it quits". Japan News. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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