Asahifuji

Information about Asahifuji

旭富士 正也
Asahifuji Seiya
Personal information
Birth nameSeiya Suginomori
Date of birthJuly 6 1960 (1960--) (age 47)
Place of birth Tsugaru, Aomori
Height{}
Weight148 kg (0 lb)
Career*
HeyaŌshima
Record575-324-35
DebutJanuary, 1981
Highest rankYokozuna (September, 1990)
RetiredJanuary, 1992
Yusho4 (Makuuchi)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Sandanme)
1 (Jonokuchi)
Special PrizesOutstanding Performance (2)
Fighting Spirit (2)
Technique (5)
Gold stars2 (Kitanoumi, Futahaguro)
* Career information is correct as of August 2007.


旭富士 正也 (Asahifuji Seiya born July 6, 1960 as Seiya Suginomori (杉野森 正也 Suginomori Seiya)) is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. He was the 63rd Yokozuna in the history of the sport.

Career

Asahifuji joined professional sumo in January 1981 at the age of 20, which is very late. However, he had plenty of amateur sumo experience and quickly worked his way up the ranks. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in March 1983 and reached sumo's second highest rank of ozeki after the September 1987 tournament. In January 1988 he won his first tournament championship. In 1989 he won 40 out of a possible 45 bouts in the first three championships of the year and came very close to promotion to the highest rank of yokozuna, but was unable to win the necessary two tournaments in a row. After a slump caused by pancreatic trouble he won the tournaments of May and July 1990 to finally secure his promotion. He was runner up to Hokutoumi in his debut at yokozuna rank in September 1990. His first, and only, title as a yokozuna came in May 1991. He managed only a bare majority of 8-7 in July 1991, the last tournament he was to complete. The rest of his career was dogged by illness and injury. He pulled out of the September 1991 tournament with an injured shoulder on the sixth day and missed the November tournament altogether due to recurring stomach problems. He returned in January 1992 but after losing his first three bouts he announced his retirement at the age of 31.

After Retirement

Following his retirement Asahifuji took over the Ajigawa stable of wrestlers. He has proved to be a very successful coach. Three of his current wrestlers have top division experience, with two, Aminishiki and Ama, reaching the rank of sekiwake.

Top Division Record

January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1983 x West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		East Maegashira #4
4–11
 		East Maegashira #11
9–6
 		West Maegashira #5
8–7
 		West Komusubi
6–9
 
1984 East Maegashira #4
1–3–11
 		East Maegashira #14
9–6
 		East Maegashira #6
8–7
 		West Maegashira #2
8–7
★F		West Komusubi
5–10
 		East Maegashira #5
11–4
FF
1985 East Komusubi
7–8
 		East Maegashira #
9–6
TF		East Komusubi
8–7
 		East Komusubi
5–10
 		East Maegashira #2
10–5
TF		East Komusubi
8–7
 
1986 West Sekiwake
11–4
OF		East Sekiwake
7–8
 		West Komusubi
11–4
OF		East Sekiwake
4–11
 		East Maegashira #2
8–7
★F		West Komusubi
7–8
 
1987 East Maegashira #1
8–7
 		West Sekiwake
10–5
 		West Sekiwake
10–5
TF		East Sekiwake
11–4
TF		East Sekiwake
12–3
TFF		West Ōzeki
11–4
 
1988 East Ōzeki
14–1
 		East Ōzeki
12–3
 		East Ōzeki
12–3
 		East Ōzeki
11–4
 		East Ōzeki
12–3
 		East Ōzeki
12–3
 
1989 East Ōzeki
14–1
 		East Ōzeki
13–2
 		East Ōzeki
13–2
 		East Ōzeki
8–7
 		West Ōzeki
9–6
 		West Ōzeki
8–7
 
1990 West Ōzeki
9–6
 		West Ōzeki
8–7
 		West Ōzeki
14–1
 		East Ōzeki
14–1
 		West Yokozuna
13–2
 		West Yokozuna
12–3
 
1991 West Yokozuna
11–4
 		West Yokozuna
11–4
 		East Yokozuna
14–1
 		East Yokozuna
8–7
 		West Yokozuna
2–4–9
 		Sat out due to injury
1992 West Yokozuna
0–4–retired
 
Record given as win-loss-absent      =Championship    Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi     Ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

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