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Kotoōshū Katsunori
Kotoōshū Katsunori (琴欧洲 勝紀) (legal name: Karoyan Ando, born February 19, 1983 as Kaloyan Stefanov Mahlyanov, (ブルガリア語:Калоян Стефанов Махлянов), in Dzhulyunitsa, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria) is a former professional sumo wrestler or ''rikishi''. He made his debut in 2002, reaching the top division just two years later. In 2005 he reached the rank of ''ōzeki'' or 'champion', the second-highest level in the sumo ranking system behind only ''yokozuna.'' On May 24, 2008, Kotoōshū made history by becoming the first European sumo wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. He was one of the longest serving ''ōzeki'' in sumo history, holding the rank for 47 consecutive tournaments until November 2013. In January 2014 Kotoōshū obtained Japanese citizenship, a requirement of becoming an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, and he announced his retirement during the following tournament in March.
==Early life and sumo background==
He was originally a Greco-Roman wrestler, coached by his father, and by the age of 14 he had already won a European championship. He was accepted by the Bulgarian National Sports Academy where he majored in wrestling. He hoped to compete for Bulgaria in the 2000 Olympic Games, but as his weight increased beyond the 120 kg upper limit, he switched instead to sumo. He was recruited by Sadogatake stable, whose stablemaster was impressed by his filial duty of sending money home to his parents.
Mahlyanov's professional sumo debut was in November 2002, starting in the lowest-ranked ''jonokuchi'' division. He was given the ''shikona'' of Kotoōshū, derived from his place of origin — ''koto'', shared by all wrestlers at his stable, and ''ōshū'', meaning Europe. (Following the September 2006 tournament, he changed one of the characters in his ring name, 州 becoming 洲, although the pronunciation, ''shū'', is the same for both.) He posted ''kachikoshi'' (winning records in tournaments) throughout his early career, going 71-15 in the five divisions below the ''makuuchi'' top division. He reached ''makuuchi'' in September 2004, only 11 tournaments after his professional debut, the fastest rise since the introduction of the six tournaments per year system in 1958.
Upon reaching the top division he had ''kachikoshi'' winning records for four consecutive tournaments, being promoted to ''san'yaku'' at the rank of ''komusubi'' before the March 2005 ''basho'' (sumo tournament). At the rank of ''komusubi'', he made his first ''makekoshi'' (losing tournament) record, and was demoted to ''maegashira'' again before returning to the higher rank of ''komusubi'' after a strong 10-5 record in May.
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