25 Facts About Okinoumi Ayumi

Okinoumi Ayumi is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Okinoshima, Shimane.

Okinoumi Ayumi joined professional sumo in 2005, reaching the top division in 2010.

Okinoumi Ayumi has won four Fighting Spirit prizes, one prize for Outstanding Performance, and four gold stars for defeating yokozuna.

Okinoumi Ayumi's stablemaster joked at a press conference after Okinoumi's promotion to juryo that this made him envious.

Okinoumi Ayumi began his professional career in January 2005, fighting under his family name of Fukuoka.

Okinoumi Ayumi changed his shikona to Okinoumi, a reference to his birthplace of Okinoshima which had been suggested by his father.

Okinoumi Ayumi became the first sekitori from the Oki Islands since 1960.

Okinoumi Ayumi was suspended from the July 2010 tournament, along with several other wrestlers, after admitting involvement in illegal gambling on baseball.

Okinoumi Ayumi achieved his first gold star win against Harumafuji in November 2012, and his second Fighting Spirit award and second runner-up performance at maegashira 7 in March 2013.

Okinoumi Ayumi managed two non-consecutive komusubi appearances in 2013, but he slid down the rankings after four consecutive losing tournaments in 2014.

Okinoumi Ayumi was the first from Shimane Prefecture in 121 years.

Okinoumi Ayumi was injured in his sekiwake debut and had to withdraw from the tournament.

Okinoumi Ayumi picked up a kinboshi from maegashira 2 in July 2016, and had a very successful start to the September tournament, defeating ozeki Kisenosato on opening day, Kakuryu on Day 2 and Harumafuji on Day 3.

Okinoumi Ayumi was rewarded for this efforts with his first Outstanding Performance Prize, and promotion back to sekiwake.

The November 2016 tournament did not go well for Okinoumi Ayumi who had a lingering injury that had caused him to miss the autumn tour.

In September 2019 Okinoumi Ayumi won his first eight matches to lead the tournament outright.

Okinoumi Ayumi withdrew from the January 2023 tournament after he was defeated in his first five matches.

Okinoumi Ayumi's retirement was confirmed by the Japan Sumo Association the next day, on 14 January 2023.

At his retirement press conference, Okinoumi Ayumi said that for several years he had to rely on mental strength to overcome his inability to perform his style of sumo and that it had recently become too exhausting.

Okinoumi Ayumi finished his career with a total of 75 tournaments ranked in the top division, eight of them in.

Okinoumi Ayumi had acquired toshiyori kabu, or elder stock, in the Sumo Association prior to his retirement.

Okinoumi Ayumi is a coach under the name of Kimigahama-oyakata.

Okinoumi Ayumi opened his own Twitter account on the day of his retirement, as he was no longer subject to the Sumo Association's SNS ban.

On 30 September 2023 Okinoumi Ayumi's danpatsu-shiki was held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Okinoumi Ayumi was a yotsu-sumo fighter, preferring grappling techniques to pushing or thrusting.