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Asashōryū Akinori
Acting
27 Sept 1980 (45 years)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Biography
Asashōryū Akinori (朝青龍 明徳, born 27 September 1980, as Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj, Mongolian Cyrillic: Долгорсүрэнгийн Дагвадорж) is a Mongolian former sumo wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan and became the first Mongol to reach sumo's highest rank in January 2003. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever. In 2005, he became the first wrestler to win all six official tournaments (honbasho) in a single year. Over his entire career, he won 25 top...
Also Known As
Akinori Asasoryu, 朝青龍 明徳, Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, Долгорсүрэнгийн Дагвадорж
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