Shōtenrō Taishi

Shōtenrō Taishi
翔天狼 大士
Personal information
BornNyamsuren Dagdandorj
(1982-01-31) January 31, 1982
Mongolia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight166 kg (366 lb; 26.1 st)
Career
StableFujishima
Record494-484-51
DebutMarch, 2001
Highest rankMaegashira 2 (September, 2009)
RetiredJanuary, 2018
Elder nameDekiyama
Championships2 (Jūryō)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars1 (Hakuhō)

Last updated: Dec 28, 2017

Shōtenrō Taishi (born 31 January 1982 as Nyamsuren Dagdandorj) is a former sumo wrestler from Khovd Province, Mongolia. He joined professional sumo in 2001 and was known as Musashiryū Taishi until 2007. He made the top makuuchi division for the first time in 2009 and his highest rank was maegashira 2. He wrestled for Fujishima stable (formerly Musashigawa stable). He acquired Japanese citizenship in 2017 and retired shortly before the January 2018 tournament to become an elder of the Japan Sumo Association.