, born August 30, 1972, and known by his shikona is a Japanese retired sumo wrestler from the city of Chita in Aichi Prefecture. His sumo stable was Kitanoumi. His real name is Zenji Kanesaku. His height is 184 cm (6 ft) and his peak weight was 240 kg. His highest rank was jūryō 2, achieved in the January 1998 wrestling tournament (basho in Japanese). One of his best results was in the November 1999 tournament in Kyushu when he defeated Hayateumi and Kotomitsuki. His hobby is sleeping. After retirement he ran a restaurant in Fukuoka near his in-laws' home, but thereafter closed it and worked as a security guard in Kyushu.
At a peak weight of reached in 1998, Susanoumi ranks seventh on the list of heaviest sumo wrestlers. He was the heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler until surpassed by Yamamotoyama, who peaked at in 2010.
Career record
See also Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers
References
External links
Sumo Tokyo