Takanoiwa Yoshimori

Takanoiwa Yoshimori
貴ノ岩 義司
Personal information
BornAdiyagiin Baasandorj Адъяагийн Баасандорж
(1990-02-26) 26 February 1990
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight150 kg (330 lb)
Career
StableTakanohanaTokiwayama
Record371–303–44
DebutJanuary 2009
Highest rankMaegashira 2 (Mar 2017)
RetiredDecember, 2018
Championships2 (Jūryō)
1 (Sandanme)
Special PrizesFighting spirit (1)
Outstanding Performance (1)
Gold Stars1 (Hakuho)

Last updated: Feb 2, 2019

Takanoiwa Yoshimori (born 26 February 1990 as Adiyagiin Baasandorj) is a former sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. He made his professional debut in January 2009. He has both a sandanme and a jūryō division championship. He reached the jūryō division in July 2012 and the top makuuchi division for the first time in January 2014. He was the only wrestler recruited by former yokozuna Takanohana to reach the elite sekitori ranks. He was runner-up in one top division tournament and earned two special prizes, one for Fighting Spirit and one for Outstanding Performance. His highest rank was maegashira 2.

Takanoiwa was the victim of an assault by sumo wrestler Harumafuji in October 2017. Takanoiwa was then the assailant in an incident against a junior member of his own stable the following year, which led to his retirement from the sport.