Hayateumi Hidehito

Sumo wrestler infobox

wrestlername = 追風海 英飛人
Hayateumi Hidehito
realname = Naohito Saitō
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1975|7|5
placeofbirth = Aomori, Japan
height = height|meters=1.84
weight = convert|124|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
heya = Oitekaze
rank =
record = 281-223-136
debut = March, 1998
highestrank = Sekiwake (November, 2000)
retireddate = January, 2006
yushos = 1 (Jūryō)
prizes = Technique (1)
goldstars =
update = July 2007

Hayateumi Hidehito (born July 5, 1975 as Naohito Saitō) is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was "sekiwake."

Career

Born in Itayanagi, Kitatsugaru District, Hayateumi was an amateur sumo champion at Nihon University where he held the "College "Yokozuna" title. Given "makushita tsukedashi", or promising amateur status, he made his professional debut in the third "makushita" division in March 1998. He reached the second "jūryō" division in January 1999 and made his debut in the top "makuuchi" division in March 2000. In September 2000 he scored nine wins, winning the "Gino-sho" award and promotion to "sekiwake". He had to pull out of the November 2000 tournament with an injury and never made the "sanyaku" ranks again. Persistent injuries meant Hayateumi never realised his true potential, forcing him back down to the lower divisions. He announced his retirement in January 2006 at the rank of" makushita" 49. In all he had missed all or part of 12 of his 48 career tournaments through injury. [cite web | author=Hardy, James | title=INSIDE GRIP: Stoic sumo needs new injury policy| publisher=Daily Yomiuri Online | language= | url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20070711TDY24003.htm | date= July 11, 2007| accessdate=2007-07-13]

Retirement from sumo

Hayateumi had his "danpatsu-shiki", or official retirement ceremony, in October 2006. He chose not to stay with the Sumo Association as an elder and has now left the sumo world.

He is married to Endo Ako, who already had three children of her own. They have since had another child together. Endo was previously engaged to Mitoizumi.

Top division record

References

ee also

*Glossary of sumo terms
*List of past sumo wrestlers

External links

* [http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/rikishi_joho/rikishi.php?A=1780 Japan Sumo Association profile]