- Hoshitango Imachi
Sumo wrestler infobox
wrestlername = 星誕期 偉真智 Hoshitango Imachi
realname = Imachi Marcelo Salomon
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1965|09|5
placeofbirth =Buenos Aires ,Argentina
height = height|meters=1.84
weight = convert|167|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
heya = Michinoku
rank =
record = 430-388-11
debut = May, 1987
highestrank = Juryo 3 (January, 2000)
retireddate = January, 2004
update = July 2007Hoshitango Imachi (born
September 5 ,1965 as Imachi Marcelo Salomon) is a former professionalsumo wrestler fromBuenos Aires ,Argentina . His highest rank was "Juryo " 3.Career
A former swimming instructor, Salomon joined
Michinoku stable in May 1987. He was the first Jew in professional sumo.Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lorna |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |id=ISBN 0-8348-0283-x] He was given the "shikona " of Hoshitango, with "Hoshi" (star) a common prefix in Michinoku stable, and "tango" a reference, of course, to the popular dance.Cite book |author=Sharnoff, Lorna |title=Grand Sumo|publisher=Weatherhill |year=1993 |id=ISBN 0-8348-0283-x] He reached the second highest "juryo " division for the first time in September 1992, but lasted only one tournament there before being demoted back to the unsalaried third "makushita " division. He managed another three tournaments in the second division in 1994 but once again fell back. In September 1998, at the age of 33, he demonstrated his fighting spirit by once again returning to "juryo", this time remaining for 12 straight tournaments. He was not able to break into the top "makuuchi " division, peaking at "Juryo" 3 in January 2000. In July 2000 he lost every one of his fifteen bouts and fell, once more, to the third division where he remained until his retirement in January 2004.Hoshitango was joined at Michinoku stable in 1988 by another Buenos Aires native,
Hoshiandesu , who reached a highest rank of "Juryo" 2 before retiring in 2000.Hoshitango is currently a
professional wrestler for the Japanese company DDT (Dramatic Dream Team ).Juryo tournament results
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=117 Japan Sumo Association profile]
* [http://www.szumo.hu/sekitori/Hoshitango.html Hoshitango's tournament results]
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