Towanoyama Yoshimitsu
| Towanoyama Yoshimitsu | |
|---|---|
| 鳥羽の山 喜充 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Akihito Kobayashi July 10, 1977 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 170 kg (370 lb; 27 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Dewanoumi |
| Record | 500-426-68 |
| Debut | November 1993 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 13 (March 2002) |
| Retired | January 2015 |
| Championships | 2 (Makushita) |
Last updated: Jan 24, 2015 | |
Towanoyama Yoshimitsu (born July 10, 1977 as Akihito Kobayashi) is a former sumo wrestler from Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1993. His highest rank was maegashira 13, achieved in March 2002. He had many injury problems and had perhaps the unluckiest (and shortest) top makuuchi division career of any wrestler in sumo, being injured before even fighting a match in the division. He is the only wrestler since the beginning of the Shōwa era in 1926 to have been ranked in the top division without winning any bouts there.