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Maegashira #8

Wakamotoharu

Wakamotoharu Minato

Name meaning: Young origin spring

Built around left-hand-inside belt grip, force-out sumo with recent wins led by yorikiri (41%) and oshitaoshi (8%).

StableArashio
Birthplace Fukushima
BirthdateOctober 5, 1993 Age 32
Build187 cm / 143 kg
Career490-396-28 886 attended bouts
Makuuchi218-184-3 402 attended bouts
Highest rankSekiwake Current: Maegashira #8
Last recorded tournamentMay 2026 5-10

Rank History

Wakamotoharu ranking history from 2019 to 2026 Connected dot chart of Wakamotoharu's banzuke rank history from Juryo through the top division. Missing records appear as broken line gaps. Yokozuna Ozeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira Juryo Mar 2019: West Juryo #10 (5-10) Nov 2019: West Juryo #11 (5-10) Mar 2020: East Juryo #11 (8-7) Jul 2020: East Juryo #8 (9-6) Sep 2020: East Juryo #3 (6-9) Nov 2020: West Juryo #6 (8-7) Jan 2021: East Juryo #5 (0-0-15) Mar 2021: East Juryo #6 (6-9) May 2021: East Juryo #9 (9-6) Jul 2021: East Juryo #3 (7-8) Sep 2021: East Juryo #3 (8-7) Nov 2021: West Juryo #1 (11-4) Jan 2022: East Maegashira #15 (9-6) Mar 2022: West Maegashira #9 (9-6) May 2022: West Maegashira #6 (9-6) Jul 2022: East Maegashira #4 (6-9) Sep 2022: East Maegashira #6 (10-5) Nov 2022: East Maegashira #4 (10-5) Jan 2023: West Komusubi (9-6) Mar 2023: East Komusubi (11-4) May 2023: West Sekiwake (10-5) Jul 2023: West Sekiwake (9-6) Sep 2023: West Sekiwake (9-6) Nov 2023: West Sekiwake (6-9) Jan 2024: East Maegashira #1 (10-5) Mar 2024: West Sekiwake (9-6) May 2024: East Sekiwake (4-8-3) Jul 2024: East Maegashira #2 (6-9) Sep 2024: West Maegashira #3 (11-4) Nov 2024: East Komusubi (10-5) Jan 2025: East Sekiwake (6-9) Mar 2025: West Maegashira #1 (9-6) May 2025: East Maegashira #1 (7-8) Jul 2025: West Maegashira #1 (6-9) Sep 2025: West Maegashira #4 (9-6) Nov 2025: West Maegashira #2 (8-7) Jan 2026: West Komusubi (8-7) Mar 2026: East Komusubi (3-12) May 2026: East Maegashira #5 (5-10) Jul 2026: East Maegashira #8 (0-0) Mar 2019: West Juryo #10 (5-10) Nov 2019: West Juryo #11 (5-10) Mar 2020: East Juryo #11 (8-7) Jul 2020: East Juryo #8 (9-6) Sep 2020: East Juryo #3 (6-9) Nov 2020: West Juryo #6 (8-7) Jan 2021: East Juryo #5 (0-0-15) Mar 2021: East Juryo #6 (6-9) May 2021: East Juryo #9 (9-6) Jul 2021: East Juryo #3 (7-8) Sep 2021: East Juryo #3 (8-7) Nov 2021: West Juryo #1 (11-4) Jan 2022: East Maegashira #15 (9-6) Mar 2022: West Maegashira #9 (9-6) May 2022: West Maegashira #6 (9-6) Jul 2022: East Maegashira #4 (6-9) Sep 2022: East Maegashira #6 (10-5) Nov 2022: East Maegashira #4 (10-5) Jan 2023: West Komusubi (9-6) Mar 2023: East Komusubi (11-4) May 2023: West Sekiwake (10-5) Jul 2023: West Sekiwake (9-6) Sep 2023: West Sekiwake (9-6) Nov 2023: West Sekiwake (6-9) Jan 2024: East Maegashira #1 (10-5) Mar 2024: West Sekiwake (9-6) May 2024: East Sekiwake (4-8-3) Jul 2024: East Maegashira #2 (6-9) Sep 2024: West Maegashira #3 (11-4) Nov 2024: East Komusubi (10-5) Jan 2025: East Sekiwake (6-9) Mar 2025: West Maegashira #1 (9-6) May 2025: East Maegashira #1 (7-8) Jul 2025: West Maegashira #1 (6-9) Sep 2025: West Maegashira #4 (9-6) Nov 2025: West Maegashira #2 (8-7) Jan 2026: West Komusubi (8-7) Mar 2026: East Komusubi (3-12) May 2026: East Maegashira #5 (5-10) Jul 2026: East Maegashira #8 (0-0) Mar 2019 Mar 2021 Jan 2023 Sep 2024 Jul 2026

Recent records

Tournament history

  • 2026 July · East Maegashira #8 · 0-0
  • 2026 May · East Maegashira #5 · 5-10
  • 2026 March · East Komusubi · 3-12
  • 2026 January · West Komusubi · 8-7
  • 2025 November · West Maegashira #2 · 8-7
  • 2025 September · West Maegashira #4 · 9-6
  • 2025 July · West Maegashira #1 · 6-9
  • 2025 May · East Maegashira #1 · 7-8

Technique profile

Most-used winning techniques

  • yorikiri 41%
  • oshitaoshi 8%
  • oshidashi 8%

Signature maneuver: hidari-yotsu, yori