Chiyoshōma Fujio (Japanese: 千代翔馬 富士雄, born 20 July 1991 as Ganbaatar Munkhsaihan (Mongolian: Ганбаатарын Мөнхсайхан)) is a professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
However, thinking of his father, a popular figure of high rank in Mongolian sumo, made him ashamed at the prospect of quitting early and he resolved to stick it out.
[2] Up until this point he had to serve stablemates Chiyomaru and Chiyo'ō who were the same age as him, so this was incentive for him to train hard and work his way up the ranks.
[3] A party to celebrate his promotion was held at a hotel in Tokyo at which his parents brought traditional Mongolian outfits for Chiyonofuji and his wife to try out.
He made his top division debut in the Aki basho of September 2016, the first new makuuchi wrestler from Kokonoe stable since the death of his stablemaster Chiyonofuji on July 31 of that year.
[6][7] His string of 498 consecutive matches from sumo entry was broken on the final day of the July 2018 tournament when he pulled out due to an injury.
[11] It marked his first absence from the ring in his 15-year professional sumo career, excluding cancelled tournaments and COVID-related withdrawals.
[12] Chiyoshōma nevertheless accumulated defeats, notably at the hands of ōzeki Hōshōryū and Ōnosato, taking him out of the title race.
[15] In May 2024 it was announced that Chiyoshōma had acquired Japanese citizenship, which is required to remain in the Sumo Association as a coach upon retirement.
[16] Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Chiyoshōma Fujio's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage Terunofuji (retired) Kotozakura Hōshōryū Ōnosato Wakamotoharu Daieishō Abi Wakatakakage Takanoshō Kirishima Tobizaru Atamifuji Gōnoyama Ōhō Shōdai Ura Hiradoumi Chiyoshōma Takayasu Ichiyamamoto Endō Mitakeumi Rōga Takarafuji Churanoumi Ōshōma Tamawashi Meisei Midorifuji Takerufuji Nishikigi Ōnokatsu Shōnannoumi Kotoshōhō Hokutofuji Kinbōzan Hakuōhō Kitanowaka Tamashōhō Kagayaki Nishikifuji Tokihayate