Akebono Taro

Akebono Taro was a former sumo wrestler from Oahu, Hawaii, in the United States. He was born on 8 May 1969 and made his professional debut in March 1988. At that time he had a different shikona, and he took the name Akebono Taro from May 1988. After the January 1993 tournament, he became yokozuna, the 64th yokozuna. He was the first foreign-born yokozuna. He won 11 makuuchi championships. His career record was 654 wins and 232 losses over 78 tournaments. With continuing injuries to both knees, he retired in January 2001. He died in April 2024. His last stable as an active wrestler was Azumazeki stable.