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Emmanuel "Manny" Yarborough (born September 5, 1964) is an American amateur sumo wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor, also having competed in judo, wrestling, and American football. ==Biography== Emmanuel was coached in judo by Yoshisada Yonezuka.〔http://www.foxnews.com/story/2007/07/26/disabled-sumo-wrestler-slimming-down-to-improve-health/〕 He was recruited for wrestling and football at Morgan State University and achieved All American status in the Heavyweight class in 1983 Division II and 1986 Division I. He was 6 ft 8 in (2.03 meters) tall〔http://meetmannyy.com/〕 and has weighed up to 882 lb (400 kg), holding the Guinness World Record for the heaviest living athlete.〔(Heaviest living athlete ): ''The heaviest living athlete in the world is Sumo wrestler Emmanuel 'Manny' Yarborough, of Rahway, New Jersey, USA. He stands 2m 3cm 6ft 8in tall and weighs a colossal 319.3kg''〕 He was the 1995 World Amateur Sumo Champion and is considered to be one of the most famous sumo wrestlers outside Japan. From 1996 to 1997, Yarborough competed in professional wrestling for Catch Wrestling Association in Germany, where he had gimmick matches based around his sumo career. He took part in a sumo tournament against the entire staff of the promotion, being declared winner after beating everybody except August Smisl and Terminator Mastino. He later won another tournament, beating the likes of Osamu Nishimura and Jason Neidhart, Jim Neidhart's cousin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emmanuel Yarborough」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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