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Asashōryū Akinori (Japanese: 朝青龍 明徳, born 27 September 1980, as Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj, Mongolian Cyrillic: Долгорсүрэнгийн Дагвадорж; [tɔɮgɔrsʊːrengiːn tagw̜atɔrt͡ʃ]) is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler .
Mar 15, 2014 · Not only was Akinori the most successful and prolific yokozuna in history, he was also the first Mongolian to achieve the status. Akinori’s family had a proud reputation in Mongolian wrestling ...
Asashoryu Akinori - 朝青龍 明徳 (born September 27, 1980) is a former Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar. He made his debut in January 1999 and wrestled for Takasago stable. He reached the makuuchi division in January 2001 and has 6 special prizes, 1 kinboshi and 25 top division...
The 68th Yokozuna incorporated Mongolian Wrestling or Bohk in his style of Sumo. Asashoryu was famous for his aggressiveness, power and speed inside the dohy...
In 2002, Asashōryū put together back-to-back records of 11–4, 11–4 and 12–3 and was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ōzeki in July. In November 2002, he took his first top division tournament championship ( yūshō ) with a 14–1 record.
Jul 20, 2017 · Last year when we were in Japan we met Asashōryū Akinori, often considered the greatest sumo wrestler of all time. People call him the Michael Jordan of sumo wrestling.
Asashōryū Akinori is a former sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. 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.
