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is a professional sumo wrestler (''rikishi'') from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in May 2004. On 30 May 2007 at the age of 22 he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo, ''yokozuna''. In 2009, he broke the record for the most wins in a calendar year, winning 86 out of 90 bouts, and repeated this feat with the same record again in 2010 when he established the second longest winning streak in sumo history. He also holds the record for the most undefeated tournament championships at eleven, which is three more than any other sumo wrestler in history. He was the only active ''yokozuna'' from 2010, following the retirement of his rival and fellow Mongolian Asashōryū, until 2012 with the promotion of fellow Mongolian Harumafuji. In January 2015, he took his 33rd top division championship, giving him the most in the history of sumo. ==Early life and sumo background== Like many of his countrymen in professional sumo, Hakuhō belongs to a family in the Mongolian wrestling tradition. His father Jigjidiin Mönkhbat won a silver medal in freestyle wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics,〔 〕 and held the highest ranking in Mongolian wrestling, "Darkhan Avarga" (meaning "Invincible Champion"), which is the Mongolian equivalent of ''yokozuna''. Davaajargal did not however have any formal training in Mongolian wrestling himself, as his father wished him to try other sports, and he concentrated on basketball as a child instead.〔 However, at an early age he would be seen reading sumo magazines, and when his father asked him why he liked sumo so much, he responded by saying he wanted to be as big as a sumo wrestler one day. At that time he was considered below average in size. He came to Japan in October 2000 when he was fifteen years old, invited by pioneering Mongolian wrestler Kyokushūzan. Because he weighed only , no sumo training stable (''heya'') was prepared to accept him. Hearing this, Kyokushūzan asked ''heya'' master Miyagino-''oyakata'' to intercede, and Davaajargal was accepted to Miyagino stable on the last day of his two-month stay in Japan, 24 December 2000. He was given the ring name (''shikona'') ''Hakuhō'', with ''haku'' meaning "white" and ''hō'', meaning the Chinese mythological bird ''Peng''. His ''shikona'' also emulates that of former ''yokozuna'' Taihō. Hakuhō made his professional debut at the March tournament (''honbasho'') in Osaka in 2001. Despite having no previous wrestling experience, as his weight increased he steadily rose in the ranks, reaching the second highest ''jūryō'' division in January 2004, and the top ''makuuchi'' division in May of the same year. In his very first top-division tournament, he scored twelve wins against three losses and was awarded a special prize (''sanshō'') for Fighting Spirit. He also enjoyed great success in subsequent tournaments, winning a gold star (''kinboshi'') for defeating ''yokozuna'' Asashōryū in November 2004 while still at the lowest ''makuuchi'' rank of ''maegashira''. This tournament also saw him finish as runner-up for the first time. He achieved a rapid promotion to the rank of ''komusubi'' in January 2005 and ''sekiwake'' only one tournament later. His progress was delayed by an injury which forced him to take leave (''zen-kyu'') from the Nagoya tournament in 2005. His ''ōzeki'' promotion came in March 2006 after a 13-2 record, which included a playoff for the championship (which he lost to Asashōryū) and also earned him two special prizes for Outstanding Performance and Technique. This gave him a three tournament record of 35 wins against ten losses. His promotion was confirmed just a few weeks after his twenty-first birthday, making him the fourth youngest wrestler to reach ''ōzeki'' in modern sumo history. 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「Hakuhō Shō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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