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List of the heaviest sumo wrestlers

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The following is a list of the heaviest professional sumo wrestlers. Only wrestlers weighing 200 kilograms (440 lb) or over are included. Wrestlers shown in bold are still active as of September 2020.

Yamamotoyama is the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler ever
Rank Ring name Max. weight Stable Highest rank Birth date Birthplace
1 Ōrora
大露羅
292.6 kg (645 lb) Yamahibiki (also Kitanoumi) Makushita 43 (1983-04-26) April 26, 1983 (age 41) Russia Zaigrayevo, Buryat ASSR, Soviet Union
2 Konishiki
小錦
285 kg (628 lb) Takasago Ōzeki (1963-12-31) December 31, 1963 (age 60) United States Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
3 Yamamotoyama
山本山
277 kg (611 lb) Onoe Maegashira 9 (1984-05-08) May 8, 1984 (age 40) Japan Saitama, Japan
4 Kenho
謙豊
250 kg (550 lb) Tokitsukaze Makushita 59 (1989-02-10) February 10, 1989 (age 35) Japan Miyagi, Japan
5 Tominohana
富ノ華
241 kg (531 lb) Takadagawa Jonidan 31 (1972-02-15) February 15, 1972 (age 52) Taiwan Keelung, Taiwan
6 Susanoumi
須佐の湖
240 kg (530 lb) Kitanoumi Jūryō 2 (1972-08-30) August 30, 1972 (age 52) Japan Osaka, Japan
7= Kainowaka
魁ノ若
237 kg (522 lb) Tomozuna Makushita 14 (1979-04-20) April 20, 1979 (age 45) Japan Fukuoka, Japan
7= Musashimaru
武蔵丸
237 kg (522 lb) Musashigawa Yokozuna (1971-05-02) May 2, 1971 (age 53) American Samoa American Samoa
9 Akebono
236 kg (520 lb) Azumazeki Yokozuna (1969-05-08) May 8, 1969 (age 55) United States Waimānalo, Hawaii, United States
10 Dewanojo
出羽ノ城
235 kg (518 lb) Dewanoumi Makushita 56 (1993-12-14) December 14, 1993 (age 30) Japan Tochigi, Japan
11 Tokushinhō
德真鵬
234 kg (516 lb) Kise (also Kitanoumi) Jūryō 6 (1984-05-13) May 13, 1984 (age 40) Japan Mie, Japan
12 Sakaefuji
栄富士
232 kg (511 lb) Sakaigawa Sandanme 72 (1992-08-14) August 14, 1992 (age 32) Japan Tokyo, Japan
13 Hidenoumi
秀ノ海
229 kg (505 lb) Mihogaseki Jūryō 9 (1965-11-20) November 20, 1965 (age 58) Japan Osaka, Japan
14 Mankajo
萬華城
228 kg (503 lb) Oitekaze Makushita 6 (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 34) Japan Miyazaki, Japan
15 Ichinojō
逸ノ城
227 kg (500 lb) Minato Sekiwake (1993-04-07) April 7, 1993 (age 31) Mongolia Arkhangai, Mongolia
16 Komanokuni
高麗の国
222 kg (489 lb) Shibatayama Makushita 23 (1990-06-29) June 29, 1990 (age 34) Japan Kanagawa, Japan
17= Daiki
大喜
221 kg (487 lb) Azumazeki Jūryō 10 (1973-07-16)16 July 1973
died May 16, 2005(2005-05-16) (aged 31)
United States Hawaii, United States
17= Takatenshu
貴天秀
221 kg (487 lb) Chiganoura (also Takanohana) Sandanme 9 (1992-09-23) September 23, 1992 (age 32) Japan Saitama, Japan
19 Toyonoumi
豊ノ海
219 kg (483 lb) Futagoyama (also Fujishima) Maegashira 1 (1965-09-22) September 22, 1965 (age 59) Japan Fukuoka, Japan
20 Fujinawa
藤縄
215.5 kg (475 lb) Isenoumi Jonidan 15 (1974-11-02) November 2, 1974 (age 50) Japan Ibaraki, Japan
21 Ōmatsuda
大松田
214 kg (472 lb) Ōtake Sandanme 15 (1986-08-26) August 26, 1986 (age 38) Japan Hyogo, Japan
22 Maeta
前田
213 kg (470 lb) Shibatayama (also Hanaregoma) Makushita 3 (1982-06-24)June 24, 1982
died 26 August 2020(2020-08-26) (aged 38)
Japan Yamagata, Japan
23= Ryūtei
龍帝
212 kg (467 lb) Nishonoseki Sandanme 3 (1986-06-02) June 2, 1986 (age 38) China Shandong, China
23= Gagamaru
臥牙丸
212 kg (467 lb) Kise (also Kitanoumi) Komusubi (1987-02-23) February 23, 1987 (age 37) Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia
25= Toma
當眞
211 kg (465 lb) Miyagino Sandanme 1 (2000-05-10) May 10, 2000 (age 24) Japan Okinawa, Japan
25= Ōnokuni
大乃国
211 kg (465 lb) Hanaregoma (also Hanakago) Yokozuna (1962-10-09) October 9, 1962 (age 62) Japan Hokkaido, Japan
27 Takaryū [ja]
高立
210 kg (460 lb) Kise Jūryō 13 (1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 (age 32) Japan Ishikawa, Japan
28= Amakaze
天風
208 kg (459 lb) Oguruma Maegashira 13 (1991-07-07) July 7, 1991 (age 33) Japan Kagawa, Japan
28= Higonoryu
肥後ノ龍
208 kg (459 lb) Kise Sandanme 7 (1985-11-19) November 19, 1985 (age 38) Japan Kumamoto, Japan
30= Kaisei
魁聖
205 kg (452 lb) Tomozuna Sekiwake (1986-12-18) December 18, 1986 (age 37) Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
30= Akinoyama
205 kg (452 lb) Takadagawa Makushita 13 (1992-11-30) November 30, 1992 (age 31) Japan Hiroshima, Japan
32 Takamiyama
髙見山
204 kg (450 lb) Takasago Sekiwake (1944-06-16) June 16, 1944 (age 80) United States Hawaii, United States
33= Kushimaumi
久島海
203 kg (448 lb) Dewanoumi Maegashira 1 (1965-08-06)6 August 1965
died 13 February 2012(2012-02-13) (aged 46)
Japan Wakayama, Japan
33= Genkaiho [ja]
玄海鵬
203 kg (448 lb) Hanaregoma (also Hanakago) Jūryō 11 (1960-01-22) January 22, 1960 (age 64) Japan Fukuoka, Japan
33= Yata
矢田
203 kg (448 lb) Onoe Jonokunchi 30 (2000-02-07) February 7, 2000 (age 24) Japan Wakayama, Japan
33= Aoiyama
碧山
203 kg (448 lb) Kasugano (also Tagonoura) Sekiwake (1986-06-19) June 19, 1986 (age 38) Bulgaria Yambol, Bulgaria
37 Towanoyama
鳥羽の山
202 kg (445 lb) Dewanoumi Maegashira 13 (1977-07-10) July 10, 1977 (age 47) Japan Tokyo, Japan
38 Asabenkei
朝弁慶大吉
201 kg (443 lb) Takasago Jūryō 7 (1989-02-12) February 12, 1989 (age 35) Japan Kanagawa, Japan
39= Sadanofuji
佐田の富士
200 kg (440 lb) Sakaigawa Maegashira 2 (1984-12-25) December 25, 1984 (age 39) Japan Nagasaki, Japan
39= Mitoryū
水戸龍 聖之
200 kg (440 lb) Nishikido Jūryō 4 (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30) Mongolia Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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