Susanoumi Yoshitaka

Yoshitaka Susanoumi (須佐の湖 善誉, Susanoumi Yoshitaka), born August 30, 1972 and known by his shikona Susanoumi (須佐の湖) is a Japanese retired sumo wrestler from the city of Chita in Aichi Prefecture. His sumo stable was Kitanoumi. His real name is Zenji Kanesaku. His height is 184 cm (6 ft) and his peak weight was 240 kg. His highest rank was jūryō 2, achieved in the January 1998 wrestling tournament (basho in Japanese). His hobby is sleeping.

Career record

Career results: 381 wins, 376 losses, 17 missed bouts (91 tournaments). Second-division results: 120 wins, 150 losses (18 tournaments).[1] One of his best results was in the November 1999 tournament in Kyushu when he defeated Hayateumi and Kotomitsuki.

Retirement

After participating in the basho in January 2003, he fell to the third-lowest division and retired.

Post-retirement activities

For a while he ran a restaurant in Fukuoka where his wife's parents' home was, but thereafter closed it and worked as a security guard in Kyushu.

Other points to note

His peak weight of 240 kilograms means he ranks equal sixth in the list of heaviest sumo wrestlers.

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See also

References
  1. "Susanoumi Yoshitaka Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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