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Konishiki Yasokichi
, is a Hawaiian-born Japanese–Samoan former sumo wrestler. He was the first non-Japanese-born wrestler to reach ''ōzeki'', the second highest rank in the sport. During his career he won the top division championship on three occasions and came close to becoming the first foreign-born grand champion, or ''yokozuna'', prompting a debate as to whether a foreigner could have the necessary cultural understanding to be acceptable in sumo's ultimate rank. At a peak weight of he was also the heaviest ''rikishi'' ever in sumo, earning him the nickname "The Dump Truck".
==Early career==
Atisano'e entered sumo in July 1982 at the age of 18, recruited by another Hawaiian born wrestler, Takamiyama of the Takasago stable. A promising student at the University High School in Honolulu, he initially wanted to be a lawyer and was also offered a music scholarship to Syracuse University. His father had regular work with the US Navy but had to support eight children. Atisano'e regarded Takamiyama as a local hero and found the opportunity to join sumo too hard to resist.〔
Due to his potential he was given the name Konishiki, after the 17th Yokozuna, Konishiki Yasokichi I (see List of yokozuna) who came from the same training stable at the end of the 19th Century (during the Meiji period in Japan) and Konishiki Yasokichi II (a ''komusubi'' in the beginning of the 20th Century). Atisano'e was the sixth "Konishiki" in history, though he was the third to reach the top division. He rose to the privileged ''sekitori'' ranks in just eight tournaments, a remarkably rapid rise.
He made his debut in the top ''makuuchi'' division in July 1984, and in the following tournament in September he defeated two ''yokozuna'', Chiyonofuji and Takanosato, and was runner-up with a 12–3 record. He was promoted to ''komusubi'' for the first time in May 1985 and ''sekiwake'' in July 1985. However, he suffered an injury to his coccyx (caused by a stool collapsing underneath him)〔 and had to sit out all the next tournament. In May 1986 he suffered another injury, this time in competition, during a bout with Futahaguro.〔 Konishiki came back strongly from this setback and three consecutive double figure scores in 1987 earned him promotion to ''ōzeki''.
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