Aotsurugi Kenta
Aotsurugi Kenta | |
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碧剣 健太 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Tevita Lato Taufa 16 December 1982 Tonga |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 126.5 kg (279 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Tagonoura |
Record | 154-126-42 |
Debut | March, 2001 |
Highest rank | Sandanme 1 (January, 2009) |
Retired | May, 2009 |
Championships | 1 (Jonokuchi) |
* Up to date as of May 2009. |
Aotsurugi Kenta (born 16 December 1982 as Tevita Lato Taufa) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Tongatapu, Tonga. He made his debut in 2001 but had many injury problems. In 2006, he obtained Japanese citizenship, adopting the official name of Tebita Togawa. He retired in May 2009.
Career
As an amateur he competed in the lightweight category at the Junior World Sumo Championships in 2000, just missing out on a bronze medal.
He finally returned to the ring in November 2006 and fought three maezumo (pre-sumo) bouts – effectively beginning his career all over again from the very bottom.
At the end of 2007 he changed his shikona from Hisanoumi Taiyō to Aotsurugi Kenta. His score of 4–3 at Sandanme 25 in the September 2008 tournament pushed him up to a new highest rank of Sandanme 12 for November 2008 and he reached the top of the division in the January 2009 tournament. He scored three wins against four losses at Sandanme 1 in that tournament. He missed the May 2009 tournament, and announced his retirement from sumo. Although he had had knee problems in the past, his stablemaster Tagonoura Oyakata (the former
Career record
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 |
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2001 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #25 5–2 |
East Jonidan #95 4–3 |
East Jonidan #74 3–4 |
West Jonidan #92 4–3 |
2002 | West Jonidan #66 4–3 |
West Jonidan #42 3–4 |
East Jonidan #62 5–2 |
West Jonidan #22 3–4 |
West Jonidan #45 5–2 |
West Jonidan #6 2–5 |
2003 | East Jonidan #40 4–3 |
West Jonidan #18 3–4 |
East Jonidan #38 4–3 |
West Jonidan #16 4–3 |
East Sandanme #98 5–2 |
West Sandanme #61 1–6 |
2004 | West Sandanme #94 5–2 |
West Sandanme #60 2–5 |
West Sandanme #86 5–2 |
East Sandanme #53 4–3 |
East Sandanme #36 4–3 |
East Sandanme #24 1–6 |
2005 | West Sandanme #56 4–3 |
East Sandanme #38 3–4 |
East Sandanme #55 5–2 |
West Sandanme #28 1–2–4 |
West Sandanme #65 4–3 |
East Sandanme #51 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
2006 | West Jonidan #11 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Jonidan #81 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Jonokuchi #9 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
(Banzukegai) | (Banzukegai) | (Maezumo) |
2007 | West Jonokuchi #29 6–1–PP Champion |
East Jonidan #61 5–2 |
West Jonidan #20 6–1 |
West Sandanme #57 2–5 |
West Sandanme #81 5–1–1 |
East Sandanme #51 4–2–1 |
2008 | East Sandanme #38 3–4 |
West Sandanme #47 2–4–1 |
West Sandanme #73 3–4 |
West Sandanme #83 6–1 |
East Sandanme #25 4–3 |
East Sandanme #12 4–3 |
2009 | West Sandanme #1 3–4 |
West Sandanme #15 4–3 |
West Sandanme #4 Retired 0–0–7 |
x | x | 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 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Gilbert, Howard (February 2009). "Amateur angles" (PDF). Sumo Fan Magazine. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ Buckton, Mark (Jan 23, 2007). "Numbers break records, character creates legends". Japan Times. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Kintamayama (May 27, 2009). "May 2009 retirees". Sumo Forum. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Aotsurugi Kenta Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
External links
- Aotsurugi Kenta's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage