Hayateumi Hidehito

Hayateumi Hidehito (born July 5, 1975 as Naohito Saitō) is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now a Liberal Democratic Party politician.

Hayateumi Hidehito
追風海 英飛人
Personal information
BornNaohito Saitō
(1975-07-05) July 5, 1975
Aomori, Japan
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight124 kg (273 lb)
Career
StableTomozuna → Oitekaze
UniversityNihon University
Record281-223-136
DebutMarch, 1998
Highest rankSekiwake (November, 2000)
RetiredJanuary, 2006
Championships1 (Jūryō)
Special PrizesTechnique (1)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Career

Born in Itayanagi, Kitatsugaru District, Hayateumi was an amateur sumo champion at Nihon University where he held the "College Yokozuna" title. Given makushita tsukedashi, or promising amateur status, he made his professional debut in the third makushita division in March 1998. He joined Tomozuna stable, but soon after followed Oitekaze Oyakata (the former Daishōyama) to the newly established Oitekaze stable.[1] He reached the second jūryō division in January 1999 and made his debut in the top makuuchi division in March 2000. In September 2000 he scored nine wins, winning the Gino-sho award and promotion to sekiwake. He had to pull out of the November 2000 tournament with an injury and never made the sanyaku ranks again. He is one of the few wrestlers whose only tournament in sanyaku was at sekiwake rather than komusubi (along with Kotetsuyama and Hokutoriki). Persistent injuries meant Hayateumi never realised his true potential, forcing him back down to the lower divisions. He announced his retirement in January 2006 at the rank of makushita 49. In all he had missed all or part of 12 of his 48 career tournaments through injury.[2]

Retirement from sumo

Hayateumi had his danpatsu-shiki, or official retirement ceremony, in October 2006. He chose not to stay with the Sumo Association as an elder and has left the sumo world. He is now a Liberal Democratic Party politician, and was elected to the Aomori Prefectural Assembly representing Kitatsugaru District in a by-election in September 2014, winning re-election in 2015 and 2019.[3]

Personal life

He is married to Endo Ako, who already had three children of her own. They have since had another child together. Endo was previously engaged to Mitoizumi.

Fighting style

Hayateumi was a yotsu-sumo wrestler, who preferred fighting on the mawashi to pushing his opponents, and his most common winning kimarite was yori-kiri, a simple force out. His favourite grip was migi-yotsu, with his right hand inside and left hand outside his opponent's arms. He was known for occasionally leaping in the air at the tachi-ai or initial charge, a very unconventional move.[4]

Career record
Hayateumi Hidehito[5]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1998 x Makushita tsukedashi #60
6–1
 		 East Makushita #32
5–2
 		 East Makushita #22
6–1
 		 West Makushita #7
4–3
 		 West Makushita #5
6–1
 
1999 East Jūryō #13
6–2–7
 		 East Makushita #2
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Makushita #2
5–2
 		 East Jūryō #13
10–5–PP
 		 West Jūryō #8
12–3
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #1
8–7
 
2000 East Jūryō #1
12–3
 		 West Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #5
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #2
9–6
T		 West Sekiwake #1
4–5–6
 
2001 West Maegashira #2
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 West Maegashira #2
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #4
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #1
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #7
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #10
8–2–5
 
2002 West Maegashira #6
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 West Maegashira #6
0–2–13
 		 East Jūryō #2
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #13
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #1
3–11–1
 		 West Jūryō #9
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15
2003 West Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #5
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #3
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #9
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #4
9–6
 
2004 West Maegashira #17
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #2
12–3–P
 		 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #11
9–6
 
2005 East Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #3
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 West Maegashira #14
3–4–8
 		 East Jūryō #6
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 West Makushita #5
3–4
 		 West Makushita #8
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
2006 East Makushita #49
Retired
0–0–0		 x x x x x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References
  1. "The exclusive interview of Tomozuna oyakata". Le Monde du Sumo. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. Hardy, James (July 11, 2007). "INSIDE GRIP: Stoic sumo needs new injury policy". Daily Yomiuri Online. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
  3. "統一地方選2019 青森県議選 北津軽郡". NHK選挙WEB. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  4. Gunning, John (17 February 2021). "Heart-pounding tachiai endures as key piece of sumo puzzle". Japan Times. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  5. "Hayateumi Hidehito Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
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