Miyabiyama Tetsushi

Miyabiyama Tetsushi
雅山哲士
Tetsushi in 2008
Personal information
BornMasato Takeuchi
(1977-07-28) July 28, 1977
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight182 kg (401 lb; 28.7 st)
Web presencewebsite
Career
StableFujishima
UniversityMeiji University
Record654–582–68
DebutJuly 1998
Highest rankŌzeki (July 2000)
RetiredMarch 2013
Elder nameFutagoyama
Championships2 (Jūryō)
2 (Makushita)
Special PrizesOutstanding Performance (2)
Fighting Spirit (5)
Technique (1)
Gold Stars2 (Asashōryū)

Last updated: March 2013

Miyabiyama Tetsushi (born July 28, 1977 as Masato Takeuchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1998. With the exception of two tournaments, he was ranked in the top division of professional sumo from 1999 until the end of his career in 2013, holding the second highest rank of ōzeki from 2000 to 2001. He won eight special prizes and was runner-up in four top division tournaments. He wrestled for Fujishima stable (formerly Musashigawa stable), where he worked as a coach until opening his own Futagoyama stable.