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- noun sumo The highest
rank ofsumo wrestler , aboveozeki ; a grand champion.
Etymologies
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A yokozuna is the very highest rank in sumo — "just like Mameha's position in Gion," as Nobu explained it to me.
Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur, 1957- 1997
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At left, former "yokozuna," or sumo grand champion, Asashoryu, right, demonstrated the ceremonial performance to mark the new year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 6.
Sumo's Woes 2010
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AFP reports that The tournament was a disappointment for Kotooshu, a Bulgarian who had hoped for a strong showing to elevate him to the top rank of "yokozuna" or grand champion.
Hakuho Wins Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament Divers 2008
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He is only the eighth foreign and the second European wrestler to reach the position, the rank below the "yokozuna" or grand champion.
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He is only the eighth foreign and the second European wrestler to reach the position, the rank below the "yokozuna" or grand champion.
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He retains the record for the youngest wrestler to reach the top rank of "yokozuna" grand champion at age 21 years and two months.
Turkish Press 2008
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"yokozuna" grand champions, along with his stablemaster Otake, 42, for taking part in illegal gambling on baseball.
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A 34 year-old wrestler by the single name of Kotomitsuki, who reached the level of ozeki, or champion (one rank below yokozuna, or grand champion), is the highest-ranking wrestler barred from the tournament.
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The sport's reigning grand champion, or yokozuna, is a 25 year-old Mongolian named Hakuho (birthname: M nkhbatyn Davaajargal).
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Hakuho, the massive Mongolian who is sumo's current grand champion, or yokozuna, apologized Sunday for the scandals.
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