Ryūō Noboru

Sumo wrestler infobox

wrestlername = 龍皇 昇 Ryūō Noboru


realname = Erkhem-Ochiryn Sanchirbold
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1983|03|11
placeofbirth = Mongolia
height = height|meters=1.76
weight = convert|147|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
heya = Miyagino
rank = Juryo 9
record = 248-214-7
debut = March, 2000
highestrank = Maegashira 8 (July, 2007)
yushos =
prizes =
goldstars =
update = Sept 2008

Ryūō Noboru (born March 11 1983 as Erkhem-Ochiryn Sanchirbold, _mn. Эрхэм-Очирын Санчирболд) is a professional sumo wrestler from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia. His highest rank has been "maegashira" 8.

Career

He joined sumo in March 2000, shortly before his 17th birthday, making him young by the standards of most foreign recruits. He took part in a seven way play-off for the title in the third "makushita" division in January 2003, but his progress was slowed by a neck injury that forced him to sit out the November 2003 tournament. After a year of steady progress he won promotion to the second highest "jūryō" division in July 2006. He entered the top "makuuchi" division in May 2007, producing a 10-5 record at "maegashira" 14. However he could manage only five wins in the next tournament and was demoted back to the second division after a 3-12 score in September 2007. An 8-7 mark at the rank of Jūryō 2 in January 2008 was enough to return him to the top division but he could not manage a winning score and so was demoted once again. In May 2008 he turned in a disappointing 5-10 score at Jūryō 5. In July he recovered from a poor 1-6 start to finish 8-7.

Ryūō is from the same stable as "Yokozuna" Hakuhō, and as he is the only other "sekitori" in the stable, he is Hakuhō's main training partner.

Unlike most of his Mongolian compatriots, he specialises in pushing rather than throwing techniques and he is noted for his strong "tachi-ai", or opening charge at the beginning of matches. Like many pusher-thrusters, however, he is vulnerable to throws by opponents more skilled on the "mawashi" if he is unable to win in the first few seconds.

Top division record

Sumo record box start|Ryūō Noboru [cite web | author= | title=Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi | publisher=szumo.hu | language=English | url=http://www.szumo.hu/sekitori/Ryuo.html | date= | accessdate=2007-06-07]


Sumo record year start|2007 Basho Basho Basho|m|14|e|10|5| Basho|m|8|w|5|10 Basho|m|13|e|3|12 Basho|JURYO Basho|JURYO Basho|m|16|w|5|10 Basho|JURYO Basho|JURYO Basho|JURYO Basho|

References

ee also

*Glossary of sumo terms
*List of active sumo wrestlers

External links

* [http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/rikishi_joho/rikishi_2221.html Japan Sumo Association profile]