In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Shimanoumi.
Shimanoumi Kōyō (志摩ノ海 航洋, born July 11, 1989 as Kōyō Hamaguchi (濱口 航洋, Hamaguchi Kōyō) and known after his marriage as Kōyō Fukuzono (福薗 航洋, Fukuzono Kōyō)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shima, Mie. He debuted in sumo wrestling in July 2012 and made his makuuchi debut in May 2019. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. He wrestles for Kise stable.
Shimanoumi Kōyō
志摩ノ海 航洋
Shimanoumi in 2022
Personal information
Born
Kōyō Hamaguchi (1989-07-11) July 11, 1989 (age 34) Shima, Mie, Japan
Hamaguchi Kōyō began sumo in elementary school and also practiced at a local sumo wrestling school. He also played baseball but chose to concentrate on sumo in his third year at Watsugu Junior High School. He was scouted by several professional sumo stables but was not recruited and chose to continue his education. He attended Meitoku Yoshitsune High School before studying Business Administration at Kinki University. He was part of the university's successful sumo team but made little impact at national level in individual competition.
Careeredit
Early careeredit
After graduating from university, he entered the Kise stable to prepare for a career in professional sumo. Like most new recruits he initially used his family name as his shikona and began his career as Hamaguchi. On his debut tournament (basho) in July 2012 he won all seven of his regular matches in the jonokuchi division but lost the championship in a play-off against his stablemate Iwasaki. He was promoted to jonidan for September and replicated his previous performance as he lost the play-off to Iwasaki after winning all seven of his bouts.[1]
On Hamaguchi's debut in the fourth sandanme division in November 2012 he won four of his seven bouts to record a winning score or kachi-koshi. In the following tournament in January he was undefeated in seven matches to win the divisional championship (yusho) and secure promotion to the third, makushita level. Hamaguchi had winning records in his first two tournaments in makushita and in July he won two of his first three matches before losing to Chiyomaru. In the latter bout he sustained a serious injury to the anterior cruciate ligament and was forced to withdraw from the tournament. The injury was so severe that Hamaguchi was forced to sit out the next five basho and was relegated back to the lowest division.[1]
In July 2014 Hamaguchi returned in the jonokuchi division and took the championship with a 7–0 record. Two months later he went undefeated in jonidan to win his second successive yusho. A 6–1 result in sandanme saw him promoted back to makushita in January 2015. He quickly established himself in the upper ranks of the division and in January 2016 he was narrowly denied a yusho when he was beaten in a play-off by his stablemate Ura. Winning records in the next two tournaments saw him promoted to the second juryo division for the first time for the July 2016 tournament. On his promotion he adopted the shikonaShimanoumi, which combines the name of his home town with the kanji for sea or ocean.
Shimanoumi's first appearance in juryo ended in failure as he won only four of his fifteen matches and was relegated back to makushita. Competing towards the top of the third division for the rest of 2016 and throughout 2017 he performed consistently before a 5–2 result in January 2018 secured his second promotion to juryo. He had mixed results in his next five tournaments and for the January 2019 basho he was ranked at juryo 13. Shimanoumi dominated the tournament, winning the yusho with a 13–2 record which included wins over Arawashi, Toyonoshima, Sokokurai, Ishiura, Takekaze and Chiyomaru. His success was not enough to secure promotion to the top makuuchi division but did see him ranked at juryo 1 in March. Needing only eight wins for promotion Shimanoumi exceeded his target as he repeated his 13–2 result from January and became the first wrestler since Tochinoshin in 2014 to win back-to-back juryo championships. His defeated opponents included Daishomaru, Kotoyuki, Daiamami, Kyokutaisei and Yutakayama.[1]
Makuuchi careeredit
Shimanoumi made his first appearance in the top division in May 2019 at the rank of maegashira 12. He struggled early in the tournament winning only two of his first six matches and by the end of day 9 he had a record of 4–5. In the second week of the basho he showed considerable improvement and won his last six bouts including wins over Yoshikaze, Kotoeko and Takarafuji. His 10–5 record saw him awarded the special prize for fighting spirit.[2] Promoted to maegashira 6 for the July 2019 tournament he recorded an 8–7 result, securing his kachi-koshi with an uwatedashinage win over Aoiyama on day 14. He then found life in makuuchi more difficult, recording only one kachi-koshi in the next six tournaments, and he had fallen to the very bottom of the division at maegashira 17 by November 2020. He responded by mounting a challenge for the championship, sharing the lead with ōzekiTakakeishō with just a single loss after Day 12.[3] He lost his final three matches to finish with an 11–4 record, but he received his second Fighting Spirit prize.[4]
Having been relegated to the jūryō division, Shimanoumi wrestled in this division for the whole of 2023. At the November tournament of that year, he faced Mitoryū in a match that lasted a total of 5 minutes and 57 seconds and was notably marked by a rare mizu-iri (water break), the first in the jūryō division in 24 years.[5]
Fighting styleedit
Shimanoumi has shown a preference for tsuki and oshi techniques which involve pushing and thrusting rather than grasping his opponent's mawashi or belt. His most common kimarite or winning move is oshidashi, the push-out.[6]
Personal lifeedit
In December 2021 Shimanoumi announced his engagement to Sayaka Fukuzono, a former Takarazuka Revue singer who performed under the name of Chihana Amasaki [ja] and the eldest daughter of the late former sekiwake (and former head of the Izutsu stable) Sakahoko.[7] They were married on 19 June 2022.[8] The next month Shimanoumi changed his legal surname to Fukuzono.[9]
^"【大相撲】志摩ノ海が元タカラジェンヌ・天咲千華と婚約発表 元関脇逆鉾の長女". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^"志摩ノ海挙式「きれいというか…本当に見とれてしまいました」元宝塚の清香夫人と晴れて夫婦に". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^"志摩ノ海が改名 本名を浜口航洋から福薗航洋に変更". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
External linksedit
Shimanoumi Kōyō's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
May 03, 2024
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In this Japanese shikona name the surname is Shimanoumi Shimanoumi Kōyō 志摩ノ海 航洋 born July 11 1989 as Kōyō Hamaguchi 濱口 航洋 Hamaguchi Kōyō and known after his marriage as Kōyō Fukuzono 福薗 航洋 Fukuzono Kōyō is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shima Mie He debuted in sumo wrestling in July 2012 and made his makuuchi debut in May 2019 His highest rank has been maegashira 3 He wrestles for Kise stable Shimanoumi Kōyō志摩ノ海 航洋Shimanoumi in 2022Personal informationBornKōyō Hamaguchi 1989 07 11 July 11 1989 age 34 Shima Mie JapanHeight1 79 m 5 ft 10 1 2 in Weight151 kg 333 lb CareerStableKise stableUniversityKinki UniversityCurrent ranksee belowDebutJuly 2012Highest rankMaegashira 3 March 2021 Championships2 juryo1 sandanme1 jonidan1 jonokuchiSpecial Prizes2 Fighting Spirit Up to date as of 26 November 2023 Contents 1 Background 2 Career 2 1 Early career 2 2 Makuuchi career 3 Fighting style 4 Personal life 5 Career record 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBackground editHamaguchi Kōyō began sumo in elementary school and also practiced at a local sumo wrestling school He also played baseball but chose to concentrate on sumo in his third year at Watsugu Junior High School He was scouted by several professional sumo stables but was not recruited and chose to continue his education He attended Meitoku Yoshitsune High School before studying Business Administration at Kinki University He was part of the university s successful sumo team but made little impact at national level in individual competition Career editEarly career edit After graduating from university he entered the Kise stable to prepare for a career in professional sumo Like most new recruits he initially used his family name as his shikona and began his career as Hamaguchi On his debut tournament basho in July 2012 he won all seven of his regular matches in the jonokuchi division but lost the championship in a play off against his stablemate Iwasaki He was promoted to jonidan for September and replicated his previous performance as he lost the play off to Iwasaki after winning all seven of his bouts 1 On Hamaguchi s debut in the fourth sandanme division in November 2012 he won four of his seven bouts to record a winning score or kachi koshi In the following tournament in January he was undefeated in seven matches to win the divisional championship yusho and secure promotion to the third makushita level Hamaguchi had winning records in his first two tournaments in makushita and in July he won two of his first three matches before losing to Chiyomaru In the latter bout he sustained a serious injury to the anterior cruciate ligament and was forced to withdraw from the tournament The injury was so severe that Hamaguchi was forced to sit out the next five basho and was relegated back to the lowest division 1 In July 2014 Hamaguchi returned in the jonokuchi division and took the championship with a 7 0 record Two months later he went undefeated in jonidan to win his second successive yusho A 6 1 result in sandanme saw him promoted back to makushita in January 2015 He quickly established himself in the upper ranks of the division and in January 2016 he was narrowly denied a yusho when he was beaten in a play off by his stablemate Ura Winning records in the next two tournaments saw him promoted to the second juryo division for the first time for the July 2016 tournament On his promotion he adopted the shikona Shimanoumi which combines the name of his home town with the kanji for sea or ocean Shimanoumi s first appearance in juryo ended in failure as he won only four of his fifteen matches and was relegated back to makushita Competing towards the top of the third division for the rest of 2016 and throughout 2017 he performed consistently before a 5 2 result in January 2018 secured his second promotion to juryo He had mixed results in his next five tournaments and for the January 2019 basho he was ranked at juryo 13 Shimanoumi dominated the tournament winning the yusho with a 13 2 record which included wins over Arawashi Toyonoshima Sokokurai Ishiura Takekaze and Chiyomaru His success was not enough to secure promotion to the top makuuchi division but did see him ranked at juryo 1 in March Needing only eight wins for promotion Shimanoumi exceeded his target as he repeated his 13 2 result from January and became the first wrestler since Tochinoshin in 2014 to win back to back juryo championships His defeated opponents included Daishomaru Kotoyuki Daiamami Kyokutaisei and Yutakayama 1 Makuuchi career edit Shimanoumi made his first appearance in the top division in May 2019 at the rank of maegashira 12 He struggled early in the tournament winning only two of his first six matches and by the end of day 9 he had a record of 4 5 In the second week of the basho he showed considerable improvement and won his last six bouts including wins over Yoshikaze Kotoeko and Takarafuji His 10 5 record saw him awarded the special prize for fighting spirit 2 Promoted to maegashira 6 for the July 2019 tournament he recorded an 8 7 result securing his kachi koshi with an uwatedashinage win over Aoiyama on day 14 He then found life in makuuchi more difficult recording only one kachi koshi in the next six tournaments and he had fallen to the very bottom of the division at maegashira 17 by November 2020 He responded by mounting a challenge for the championship sharing the lead with ōzeki Takakeishō with just a single loss after Day 12 3 He lost his final three matches to finish with an 11 4 record but he received his second Fighting Spirit prize 4 Having been relegated to the juryō division Shimanoumi wrestled in this division for the whole of 2023 At the November tournament of that year he faced Mitoryu in a match that lasted a total of 5 minutes and 57 seconds and was notably marked by a rare mizu iri water break the first in the juryō division in 24 years 5 Fighting style editShimanoumi has shown a preference for tsuki and oshi techniques which involve pushing and thrusting rather than grasping his opponent s mawashi or belt His most common kimarite or winning move is oshidashi the push out 6 Personal life editIn December 2021 Shimanoumi announced his engagement to Sayaka Fukuzono a former Takarazuka Revue singer who performed under the name of Chihana Amasaki ja and the eldest daughter of the late former sekiwake and former head of the Izutsu stable Sakahoko 7 They were married on 19 June 2022 8 The next month Shimanoumi changed his legal surname to Fukuzono 9 Career record edit Shimanoumi Kōyō 1 Year JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 2012 x x Maezumo West Jonokuchi 16 7 0 West Jonidan 10 7 0 East Sandanme 18 4 3 2013 East Sandanme 7 7 0Champion East Makushita 12 4 3 East Makushita 8 5 2 West Makushita 4 2 3 2 West Makushita 16 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 West Makushita 56 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 2014 East Sandanme 37 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 East Sandanme 98 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 West Jonidan 58 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 East Jonokuchi 18 7 0Champion East Jonidan 13 7 0Champion West Sandanme 22 6 1 2015 East Makushita 45 6 1 East Makushita 19 5 2 East Makushita 11 4 3 West Makushita 8 3 4 West Makushita 13 4 3 West Makushita 9 3 4 2016 East Makushita 18 6 1 West Makushita 7 4 3 East Makushita 5 4 3 West Juryō 14 4 11 East Makushita 7 4 3 East Makushita 5 2 5 2017 East Makushita 13 4 3 East Makushita 9 5 2 West Makushita 5 5 2 West Makushita 2 3 4 West Makushita 5 5 2 West Makushita 3 4 3 2018 West Makushita 2 5 2 West Juryō 11 9 6 West Juryō 7 7 8 East Juryō 8 7 8 East Juryō 9 5 10 East Juryō 14 9 6 2019 East Juryō 11 13 2Champion East Juryō 1 13 2Champion East Maegashira 12 10 5 F West Maegashira 6 8 7 East Maegashira 6 5 10 East Maegashira 10 6 9 2020 West Maegashira 14 6 9 West Maegashira 16 9 6 East Maegashira 11 Tournament Cancelled0 0 0 East Maegashira 11 5 10 East Maegashira 15 6 9 East Maegashira 17 11 4 F 2021 East Maegashira 10 9 6 West Maegashira 3 4 11 East Maegashira 9 7 8 West Maegashira 9 8 7 East Maegashira 7 8 7 East Maegashira 6 5 10 2022 West Maegashira 9 5 6 4 East Maegashira 10 8 7 East Maegashira 8 7 8 East Maegashira 9 1 14 East Juryō 1 4 11 East Juryō 8 7 8 2023 East Juryō 8 5 10 East Juryō 11 5 10 West Juryō 13 8 7 West Juryō 10 5 10 East Juryō 12 7 8 East Juryō 12 9 6 2024 East Juryō 8 6 9 East Juryō 9 5 10 East Juryō 11 x x x Record given as wins losses absencies Top division champion Top division runner up Retired Lower divisions Non participation Sanshō key F Fighting spirit O Outstanding performance T Technique Also shown Kinboshi P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraSee also editGlossary of sumo terms List of active sumo wrestlers List of sumo tournament second division champions Active special prize winnersReferences edit a b c d Shimanoumi Kōyō Rikishi Information Sumo Reference The May sumo tournament New era new tournament NHK WORLD Sumo Takakeisho Shimanoumi stay on top ahead of big showdown The Mainichi 19 November 2020 Retrieved 8 December 2020 Takakeisho beats Terunofuji in playoff to claim second title Japan Times 22 November 2020 Retrieved 8 December 2020 十両24年ぶりの水入り 水戸龍 待っていたら待ち合いになった 志摩ノ海を５分57秒押し出し Nikkan Sports in Japanese 22 November 2023 Retrieved 22 November 2023 Rikishi profile Shimanoumi Kōyō sumo or jp 大相撲 志摩ノ海が元タカラジェンヌ 天咲千華と婚約発表 元関脇逆鉾の長女 Tokyo Sports in Japanese 22 December 2021 Retrieved 22 December 2021 志摩ノ海挙式 きれいというか 本当に見とれてしまいました 元宝塚の清香夫人と晴れて夫婦に Nikkan Sports in Japanese 19 June 2022 Retrieved 19 June 2022 志摩ノ海が改名 本名を浜口航洋から福薗航洋に変更 Nikkan Sports in Japanese 4 July 2022 Retrieved 4 July 2022 External links editShimanoumi Kōyō s official biography English at the Grand Sumo Homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shimanoumi Kōyō amp oldid 1221509477, 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