The men's heavyweight competition in sumo at the 2009 World Games took place on 17 July 2009 at the Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Competition format A total of 16 athletes entered the competition. They fought in the cup system with repechages.
Results Main draw Score 1/16 Finals Masaru Tateno (JPN) W-L Kelly Gneiting (USA) Wang Huang-wen (TPE) L-W Alan Karaev (RUS) Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL) W-L Hany Saleh (EGY) Petar Stoyanov (BUL) W-L Andrew Perenara (NZL) Haitham Al-Sadi (NED) L-W Takashi Himeno (JPN) Dan Kalbfleisch (USA) L-W Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) Drew Weeks (AUS) L-W Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY) L-W Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) Quarterfinals Masaru Tateno (JPN) L-W Alan Karaev (RUS) Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL) W-L Petar Stoyanov (BUL) Takashi Himeno (JPN) W-L Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) L-W Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)
Repechages Score 1/16 Repechages Masaru Tateno (JPN) W-L Wang Huang-wen (TPE) Petar Stoyanov (BUL) W-L Hany Saleh (EGY) Flavio Tooru Kosaihira (BRA) L-W Haitham Al-Sadi (NED) Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) W-L El Sayed El-Azazi (EGY) Repechages Quarterfinals Masaru Tateno (JPN) L-W Petar Stoyanov (BUL) Haitham Al-Sadi (NED) L-W Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL)
Semifinals Score Semifinals Alan Karaev (RUS) L-W Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL) Takashi Himeno (JPN) W-L Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) Repechages Semifinals Alan Karaev (RUS) W-L Ulambayaryn Byambajav (MGL) Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN) L-W Petar Stoyanov (BUL)
Finals Score Gold medal match Gankhuyagiin Naranbat (MGL) L-W Takashi Himeno (JPN) Bronze medal match Petar Stoyanov (BUL) L-W Alan Karaev (RUS)
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