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Susanoumi Yoshitaka

Susanoumi Yoshitaka (須佐の湖 善誉), 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). One of his best results was in the November 1999 tournament in Kyushu when he defeated Hayateumi and Kotomitsuki. His hobby is sleeping.

Career record

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Susanoumi Yoshitaka[1]
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
1988 x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #28
5–2
 		 East Jonidan #113
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #82
2–5
 		 East Jonidan #112
5–2
 
1989 West Jonidan #66
2–5
 		 East Jonidan #98
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #69
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #94
6–1
 		 West Jonidan #24
7–0
 		 East Sandanme #34
4–3
 
1990 West Sandanme #19
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #48
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #81
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #51
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #34
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #15
3–4
 
1991 East Sandanme #30
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #15
5–2
 		 West Makushita #50
4–3
 		 East Makushita #35
5–2
 		 West Makushita #20
3–4
 		 West Makushita #25
3–4
 
1992 West Makushita #36
1–6
 		 West Sandanme #5
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #23
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #8
7–0
Champion
 		 East Makushita #9
4–3
 		 West Makushita #4
4–3
 
1993 West Makushita #1
3–4
 		 West Makushita #4
3–4
 		 West Makushita #9
4–3
 		 East Makushita #4
5–2
 		 East Jūryō #13
3–12
 		 East Makushita #9
0–4–3
 
1994 East Makushita #44
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Makushita #44
5–2
 		 East Makushita #28
5–2
 		 West Makushita #15
2–5
 		 East Makushita #34
3–4
 		 West Makushita #45
5–2
 
1995 East Makushita #27
4–3
 		 West Makushita #19
2–5
 		 East Makushita #34
2–5
 		 West Makushita #52
6–1
 		 East Makushita #25
5–2
 		 West Makushita #13
3–4
 
1996 West Makushita #17
6–1
 		 West Makushita #3
2–5
 		 East Makushita #14
4–3
 		 West Makushita #9
6–1
Champion
 		 East Makushita #3
4–3
 		 West Makushita #1
3–4
 
1997 East Makushita #4
3–4
 		 East Makushita #11
4–3
 		 West Makushita #6
4–3
 		 East Makushita #4
7–0
Champion
 		 East Jūryō #11
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
10–5
 
1998 East Jūryō #2
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #6
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #5
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #3
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #12
8–7
 
1999 East Jūryō #11
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #8
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #6
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #2
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #4
6–9
 
2000 East Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #4
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #10
2–13
 		 East Makushita #8
1–6
 		 East Makushita #28
3–4
 		 East Makushita #36
4–3
 
2001 West Makushita #27
2–5
 		 West Makushita #41
5–2
 		 East Makushita #27
3–4
 		 East Makushita #38
5–2
 		 West Makushita #23
1–6
 		 West Makushita #45
3–4
 
2002 East Makushita #57
4–3
 		 West Makushita #47
4–3
 		 West Makushita #40
3–4
 		 West Makushita #49
4–3
 		 West Makushita #42
3–4
 		 East Makushita #50
3–4
 
2003 East Sandanme #7
4–3
 		 East Makushita #56
Retired
0–0–7		 x x x x
Record given as wins–losses–absences    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

Retirement

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

Post-retirement activities

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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

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His peak weight of 240 kg (530 lb) which he reached in 1998 means he ranks seventh in the list of heaviest sumo wrestlers. He was the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever until surpassed by Yamamotoyama.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Susanoumi Yoshitaka Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ^ "How fat is fat? Sumo heavy pledges more poundage". Reuters Life. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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