Oga Atsushi

Oga Atsushi
Oga Atsushi
Personal information
Born Atsushi Moriyasu
October 22, 1977 (1977-10-22) (age 34)
Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 123 kg (270 lb)
Career
Heya Takasago
Record 329-307-0
Debut March, 1993
Highest rank Jūryō 6 (November, 2006)
Retired May, 2007
* Career information is correct as of December 2007.

Oga Atsushi (born 22 October 1977 as Atsushi Moriyasu) is a former sumo wrestler from Nogata, Fukuoka, Japan. His highest rank was jūryō 6. He was well known to sumo audiences for his performance of the bow twirling ceremony (jumitori-shiki) which takes place at the end of every tournament day,a role he began in 2004. It is normally performed by an apprentice ranked in the makushita division or below, but Oga continued to do it even after promotion to the jūryō division. He retired in May 2007.

Jūryō tournament results

tournament rank wins losses notes
May 2006 J13E 10 5 Runner-up, lost play-off
July 2006 J7W 6 9 -
September 2006 J10E 9 6 -
November 2006 J6E 6 9 Highest rank
January 2007 J11w 6 9 -
March 2007 J14W 5 10 Demoted to makushita
total 42 48

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