Aminishiki Ryūji
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Real name | Ryuji Suginomori | |
| Date of birth | October 3, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Aomori, Japan | |
| Height | 185.0cm | |
| Weight | 135.0kg | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Ajigawa | |
| Rank | Maegashira 2 West | |
| Record | 389-371-4 | |
| Debut | January, 1997 | |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (November, 2006) | |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (3) |
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| Gold stars | 3 | |
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* Career information is correct as of January 2007. |
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Aminishiki Ryūji (Japanese: 安美錦 竜児, born October 3, 1978) is a Japanese sumo wrestler. The highest rank he has reached is komusubi.
Born in Aomori, Aminishiki joined the Ajigawa stable, run by former yokozuna Asahifuji, who originally came from the same area of Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1997. He reached the second highest juryo division three years in January 2000. He made the top makuuchi division just three tournaments later in July 2000.
Aminishiki has remained in the top division ever since, winning the prestigious ginosho or technique award on three occasions. He has earned three gold stars for defeating yokozuna. Having come close on a number of occasions, Aminshiki finally made his sanyaku debut in November 2006, having chalked up an impressive 11-4 record at maegashira 3 rank the previous September. He fell short with 6 wins at komusubi, but looks likely to remain in the upper ranks for some time yet.
Aminishiki prefers to work on the belt rather than push his opponents, and specialises in throwing and tripping techniques.
