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| 1984 births | |
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| estonian sumo wrestlers | |
(Baruto -- which means Baltic in Japanese), born Kaido Höövelson on November 5 1984 , is the first Estonian '' Rikishi '' (professional Sumo Wrestler ) ever to join the sport in Japan . BIOGRAPHY Baruto entered sumo in May 2004 , joining Mihogaseki stable (he has since joined a newly formed stable, Onoe). He moved very quickly up the rankings, reaching the '' Jūryō '' division only in 7 tournaments (the 3rd fastest rise to '' Sekitori '' status since 1958 when the current 6 tournament a year format was adopted). Baruto won the ''jūryō'' division March 2006 '' Honbasho '' tournament with a perfect 15-0 result. This is only the fourth time ever that a ''jūryō'' wrestler has won the championship with such a record. He was the first to achieve this since Kitanofuji , who ultimately achieved the top '' Yokozuna '' rank, in 1963. As a result of this performance he was promoted to the highest '' Makuuchi '' division for the first time for the May 2006 tournament. It is likely that Baruto could have achieved a more rapid rise to the top division, were it not for him suffering from Appendicitis in November 2005. However, despite this, his rise through the divisions in two years is equal to the second fastest ever. In his first tournament in the top division Baruto scored a strong 11-4 record and won the '' Kantosho '' (or Fighting Spirit Prize). After a second winning record in July and another promotion, Baruto's quick ascent through the ranks halted at '' Maegashira '' 1. He withdrew from the September tournament with an injury, which lowered his standing to ''Maegashira'' 6 in November Kyushu tournament. The result of 10-5 there took him up to ''Maegashira'' 3, but he was again injured in the January 2007 tournament. He suffered a ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament in his left knee. He was unable to compete in the March tournament as well and his ranking suffered, resulting in a return to the ''jūryō'' ranks. In May he won the ''jūryō'' championship with a 14-1 record, resulting in an immediate return to ''makuuchi'' in July to the position of ''Maegashira'' 14 East. However he re-injured his knee on the opening day and decided to withdraw from the tournament.http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/411788 Baruto has now injured his knee three times in three different places, and has missed some or all of three of his last four tournaments. Undergoing surgery would mean a lengthy layoff and is something sumo wrestlers are normally discouraged from doing.1 TOP DIVISION RECORD REFERENCES RELATED ARTICLES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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