Tamawashi Ichirō

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Tamawashi Ichirō (Japanese: 玉鷲 一朗; born 16 November 1984 as Batjargal Munkh-Orgil (Mongolian: Батжаргалын Мөнх-Оргил)) is a Mongolian-Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar. Wrestling for Kataonami stable, his highest rank has been sekiwake. He made his debut in January 2004 and reached the top makuuchi division in September 2008. He has a makushita, a jūryō and two makuuchi division championships. He has eight gold stars for defeating a yokozuna, and five special prizes, holding the records of oldest man ever to win a special prize and a kinboshi after the July 2025 tournament. In January 2019, he won his first top-division championship, and his second in September 2022 at the age of 37, making him the oldest winner of the top division since the introduction of the six tournaments a year system in 1958. Nicknamed "tetsujin" (鉄人, lit. 'iron man') and known as a "living legend" of the sport, Tamawashi has not missed a bout in his career to date (except for an enforced COVID...

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