Sadanoumi Takashi

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In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Sadanoumi.
Sadanoumi Takashi
佐田の海 貴士
Harumafuji
)
* Up to date as of 24 September 2023.

Sadanoumi Takashi (

yokozuna
.

Early life and sumo background

Matsumura was born the oldest son of

komusubi. Although he has no memories of his father as a wrestler, since the latter retired when Matsumura was 1 year old,[1] he aspired to follow in his father's footsteps since he was three years old.[2] Matsumura is nevertheless familiar with the sumo world since his father, under the name of Tagonoura, was a coach at Dewanoumi stable and his family regularly attended the senshūraku's after parties.[2] On the advice of his father, he began to discover other sports such as football but upon graduation from junior high school in 2003 he joined Sakaigawa stable on his father's advice,[2] that particular stable being founded by former komusubi Ryōgoku
who had himself been a protege of the senior Sadanoumi.

Career

From the January 2004 tournament, he took the

jūryō for the first time, along Kaisei, in July 2010. This was the first time in 14 years that the son of a former sekitori was promoted to sekitori himself; the last time being the father and son Tochiazuma Tomoyori and Tochiazuma Daisuke. Sadanoumi's promotion is also the ninth time in sumo history that a father and son have both attained the rank of sekitori.[3] Sadanoumi lasted eight tournaments in the division before being demoted again, sitting out his last tournament in jūryō with a dislocated ankle.[4] As before he began to struggle again in makushita and would remain there for twelve tournaments before working his way back up and finally re-entering jūryō in January 2014.[5] This time around he found his stride quickly and was able to rise through jūryō in only two tournaments with two strong performances. He was promoted to the top division makuuchi in May 2014. He earned a 10–5 record and the Fighting Spirit prize. Sumo historians noted that Sadanoumi had repeated his father's same impressive achievement of earning the Fighting Spirit prize in his makuuchi debut 34 years earlier in 1980.[6]

For a few tournaments after his makuuchi debut, when he appeared in the ring entering ceremony, Sadanoumi wore a keshō-mawashi with the official Kumamoto prefectural mascot Kumamon on it to promote his home prefecture.[7] Sadanoumi wore the keshō-mawashi again at the May 2016 tournament to show his support for the disaster victims of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.[8]

Sadanoumi has a chronic disease of the cornea which severely limits his vision. In order to avoid risky surgery he wears special hard contacts every night that dramatically improve his vision for the following day.[9]

He first fought all the top wrestlers ranked at maegashira #2 in the March 2015 tournament and posted a respectable 7–8 score that kept him ranked high enough to face all the top competition in the following tournament, where he scored his first

Shōdai. This match was the first time in three years that the two Kumamoto natives faced each other.[15]

In October 2023, Sadanoumi is the current or former sekitori wrestler with the most tournaments to his name, with 122 since his professional debut in 2003. On this subject he regularly jokes with Tamawashi, who has tallied 117 tournaments since his debut in 2004 and is the oldest active sekitori (at 38); the two debating who is the other's senior.[16]

Fighting style

Sadanoumi is a yotsu-zumō wrestler who prefers grappling techniques to pushing or thrusting. His favored grip on his opponent's

karatekakas. A martial influence he attributes to the period of confinement associated with COVID that forced him to rethink his style.[18]

Personal life

Sadanoumi was married in June 2017 to a nurse who lives nearby his heya, after a five-year relationship. Around 600 guests attended their wedding ceremony. The couple has three children, two girls and a boy.[1][19] He is also a big baseball fan and a supporter since his early elementary school days of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.[20]

Career record

　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　 　
Sadanoumi Takashi[5]
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
2003x(Maezumo)West Jonokuchi #27
3–4
 		West Jonokuchi #12
4–3
 		East Jonidan #100
2–5
 		West Jonokuchi #10
5–2
 
2004East Jonidan #67
2–5
 		West Jonidan #91
3–4
 		East Jonidan #109
5–2
 		East Jonidan #65
4–3
 		East Jonidan #42
3–4
 		West Jonidan #61
4–3
 
2005West Jonidan #36
6–1
 		West Sandanme #70
4–3
 		West Sandanme #53
1–6
 		East Sandanme #84
5–2
 		West Sandanme #52
3–4
 		West Sandanme #69
2–5
 
2006East Sandanme #96
5–2
 		East Sandanme #63
3–4
 		East Sandanme #78
5–2
 		East Sandanme #44
5–2
 		East Sandanme #16
3–4
 		West Sandanme #30
3–4
 
2007East Sandanme #46
5–2
 		East Sandanme #20
4–3
 		West Sandanme #7
1–6
 		East Sandanme #39
2–5
 		West Sandanme #64
4–3
 		East Sandanme #44
7–0
Champion
 
2008East Makushita #27
4–3
 		East Makushita #20
2–5
 		East Makushita #34
5–2
 		East Makushita #24
4–3
 		East Makushita #20
1–6
 		West Makushita #44
5–2
 
2009West Makushita #29
3–4
 		East Makushita #38
4–3
 		East Makushita #31
4–3
 		West Makushita #25
3–4
 		West Makushita #32
3–4
 		West Makushita #40
5–2
 
2010East Makushita #29
7–0
Champion
 		West Makushita #2
3–4
 		East Makushita #5
5–2
 		West Jūryō #14
9–6
 		West Jūryō #5
6–9
 		West Jūryō #9
8–7
 
2011East Jūryō #7
7–8
 
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		East Jūryō #8
5–10
 		East Jūryō #6
7–8
 		East Jūryō #8
7–8
 		West Jūryō #9
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15
2012East Makushita #8
1–6
 		West Makushita #23
5–2
 		East Makushita #15
2–5
 		East Makushita #25
5–2
 		East Makushita #17
5–2
 		East Makushita #6
4–3
 
2013 West Makushita #1
3–4
 		 West Makushita #4
2–3–2
 		 East Makushita #12
3–4
 		 West Makushita #19
4–3
 		 West Makushita #15
6–1
 		 East Makushita #5
4–3
 
2014 West Jūryō #13
11–4
 		 West Jūryō #4
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #17
10–5
F		 East Maegashira #11
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #7
7–8
 
2015 West Maegashira #8
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #2
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #3
8–7
★		 West Maegashira #1
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #3
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #5
5–10
 
2016 East Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #8
3–12
 
2017 West Maegashira #15
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #12
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #1
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #12
2–8–5
 		 East Jūryō #5
6–9
 
2018 East Jūryō #7
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #4
11–4–P
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 
2019 East Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #9
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #13
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #13
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #8
7–8
 
2020 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #10
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #12
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 East Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #11
5–10
 
2021 East Maegashira #17
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #4
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #6
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #8
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #3
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #16
9–6
 
2022 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #8
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #12
11–4
F		 West Maegashira #5
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #5
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #4
8–7
 
2023 West Maegashira #4
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #8
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #8
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 
2024 West Maegashira #10
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 x 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

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