Eigayama Hiromasa - 栄華山 大政 (born May 10, 1969) is a former Taiwanese professional sumo wrestler from Taipei. He made his debut in September 1986 and wrestled for Takadagawa stable. His highest rank was makushita 32 and he retired in January 1993.
Early Life[]
Zheng Zhi-min has always been a big kid and by the time he graduated elementary school, he weighed over 100 kg. At the time he would usually consume over 10 bowls of rice. His father, who was a fan of sumo, sent him to Japan at the age of 17 to learn sumo. He was the first of eight Taiwanese wrestlers to join Takadagawa stable. At first Zhi-min was scared, but since his father occupied his passport and ID, he had no where to run and in the end had to practice.
Career[]
He made his professional debut in September 1986 and wrestled under the shikona "Omasa" (大政) for one tournament before changing it to "Eigayama" (栄華山). He performed rather well for someone who had no previous experience and was promoted to the sandanme division in January 1988. Eigayama struggled in sandanme and did not earn promotion to makusitma until July 1991. He was promoted to a career-high rank of makushita 32 in March 1992.
Retirement from Sumo[]
Eigayama fell down to sandanme in 1993 and continued to produce losing records. He cited that he suffered from gouty arthritis due to his excessive eating which caused his early retirement.
Upon retirement from sumo he returned to Taiwan and was engaged in the real estate industry. He also served as the Chairman and coach at the Republic of China Sumo Association (秘書長兼選手教練).
Personal Life[]
- He attended Guolidouliugaoji High School (国立斗六高级中学) in Douliu, Taiwan.
- In September 2017, he helped revive a sumo dohyo that was first built when Taiwan was occupied by Japan. When Taiwan became independent, the dohyo was transformed into an outdoor theater, but with the help of sumo enthusiasts and Japanese companies, the dohyo was revived.
Fighting Style[]
Eigayama was an oshi-sumo wrestler who prefers pushing and thrusting techniques to fighting on the mawashi. His most common kimarite used was a straightforward oshidashi, or push out.
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 133-121-12/254 (39 basho)
- Makushita: 16-19/35 (5 basho)
- Sandanme: 81-85-9/166 (25 basho)
- Jonidan: 25-14-3/39 (6 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 11-3/14 (2 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Omasa (1986.09 - 1986.09)
- Eigayama Hiromasa (1986.11 - 1993.01)
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