Ulambayaryn Byambajav

Daishōchi Kenta
大翔地 健太
Personal information
Born Byambajav Ulambayar
(1984-11-24) November 24, 1984
Ulan-Bator, Mongolia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight 152 kg (335 lb)
Career
Record 95-66-14
Debut July 2001
Highest rank Makushita 15 (March 2005)
Retired September 2005
Championships 1 (Jonokuchi)
* Up to date as of May 2013.

Ulambayar Byambajav or Daishōchi Kenta (Mongolian: Уламбаярын Бямбажав; Japanese: 大翔地 健太; born 24 November 1984) is an amateur sumo wrestler from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia. He is a two-time winner of the Sumo World Championships, in 2006 and 2007. He is 6'1" tall, weighing 350 lb. He has also entered in over 100 matches winning all gold medals, in Japan, Mongolia, Thailand, US, Italy, Germany, and more. He also featured as a model for the Subaru car company.

In September 2009 he won in the 115+ kg and overall category at the US Open Championship held in California.[1]

He was formerly a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) who competed under the shikona of Daishōchi. He was a member of Shibatayama stable from July 2001 until September 2005, reaching a highest rank of makushita 15.[2]

Professional sumo career record

Daishōchi Kenta[2]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
2001 x x x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #46
61PPP
Champion

 
East Jonidan #73
61
 
2002 West Jonidan #3
52
 
East Sandanme #68
34
 
East Sandanme #87
43
 
West Sandanme #69
52
 
East Sandanme #39
43
 
West Sandanme #23
34
 
2003 West Sandanme #39
34
 
West Sandanme #57
61
 
East Sandanme #6
34
 
West Sandanme #16
61
 
East Makushita #37
52
 
West Makushita #26
16
 
2004 West Makushita #48
61
 
East Makushita #20
25
 
West Makushita #37
25
 
East Sandanme #2
61
 
West Makushita #29
43
 
East Makushita #24
43
 
2005 East Makushita #19
43
 
West Makushita #15
34
 
West Makushita #20
43
 
West Makushita #15
Sat out due to injury
007
West Makushita #55
Retired
007
x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: =Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

US film and television appearances

He was featured as a sumo wrestler in the film "Ocean's 13" (2007). In 2010, he spent 1 week in the house of Gran Hermano 12 (Big Brother Spain). In February 2013, he was featured on the American television show King of the Nerds . In May 2015, he appeared in an episode of The Bachelorette along with Yamamotoyama Ryūta.

In April 2014 He appeared as the celebrity special guest on the CW comedy improv series Whose Line is it Anyway?.

On April 16, 2015, Byambajav appeared on the TruTV series Impractical Jokers during the episode "Pseudo-Sumo". The loser, Joe, was told he was going to be in a baby commercial, and was then surprised by Byambajav.

See also

References

  1. "Mongolian Sumo Wrestler Grabs Gold in US Open Championship". UB Post. 6 Oct 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  2. 1 2 "Daishochi Kenta Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-10.


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