Futen'ō Izumi
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| Personal information | ||
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| Real name | Uchida Izumi | |
| Date of birth | August 28, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Japan | |
| Height | 180.0cm (5'11") | |
| Weight | 150.0kg (330lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Dewanoumi | |
| Rank | Maegashira 7 | |
| Record | 185-170-4 | |
| Debut | January, 2003 | |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (September 2005) | |
| Yushos | none | |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (1) |
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| Gold stars | 0 | |
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* Career information is correct as of January 2007. |
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Futen'ō Izumi (Japanese: 普天王 水, born August 28, 1980 as Uchida Izumi (内田 水) in Tensui, Tamana District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan), is a sumo wrestler. The highest rank he has reached is komusubi.
Futen'ō entered sumo as a makushita (third division) wrestler in January 2003. He was runner-up in his first tournament, only losing on a tie-break after a 6-1 result. He was promoted to jūryō after only two tournaments, and makuuchi five tournaments later, in March 2004. He initially struggled in makuuchi, recording four make-koshi tournaments out of five before slipping back to jūryō in January 2005. He return to makuuchi the next tournament, however, and results of 11-4 and 10-5 in May and July saw him promoted to komusubi, his highest rank so far. He was unable to retain this rank, however, and a series of mixed results has left him a middle-ranked maegashira for the last year.
[edit] External Links
- Japanese Sumo Association Biography (English)(Japanese)
- Futen'ō's basho results
- complete biography and basho results (Japanese)
