Hoshitango Imachi
| Hoshitango Imachi | |
|---|---|
| 星誕期 偉真智 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
Imachi Marcelo Salomon September 5, 1965 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 167 kg (368 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Michinoku |
| Record | 430-388-11 |
| Debut | May, 1987 |
| Highest rank | Jūryō 3 (January, 2000) |
| Retired | January, 2004 |
| * Up to date as of July 2007. | |
Hoshitango Imachi (星誕期 偉真智, born Imachi Marcelo Salomon; September 5, 1965) is an Argentine-born Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler. His highest rank was Jūryō 3.
Life and career
A former swimming instructor, Salomon joined Michinoku stable in May 1987. He was the first Jew in professional sumo.[1] He was given the shikona of Hoshitango, with "Hoshi" (star) a common prefix in Michinoku stable, and "tango" a reference, of course, to the popular dance.[1] He reached the second highest jūryō division for the first time in September 1992, but lasted only one tournament there before being demoted back to the unsalaried third makushita division. He managed another three tournaments in the second division in 1994 but once again fell back. In September 1998, at the age of 33, he demonstrated his fighting spirit by once again returning to jūryō, this time remaining for 12 straight tournaments. He was not able to break into the top makuuchi division, peaking at jūryō 3 in January 2000. In July 2000 he lost every one of his fifteen bouts and fell, once more, to the third division where he remained until his retirement in January 2004. His retirement ceremony or danpatsu-shiki was attended by around 150 people including stablemates Jumonji and Toyozakura as well as the former Terao and Kirishima, who as his stablemaster made the final cut of his topknot.[2]
Hoshitango was joined at Michinoku stable in 1988 by another Buenos Aires native, Hoshiandesu, who reached a highest rank of jūryō 2 before retiring in 2000.
Hoshitango became a Japanese citizen in October 2000. His Japanese name was registered as Tango Hoshi.[2]
Imachi is currently a professional wrestler for the Japanese company DDT (Dramatic Dream Team) and has also wrestled for HUSTLE, Ice Ribbon and New Japan Pro Wrestling. Hoshitango has recently become part of the Monster Army stable with members Antonio Honda, Daisuke Sasaki and Yuji Hino, since joining the team in August 2011.[3] Hoshitango has had multiple title matches for the KO-D Tag Team Championship and is a former DDT Extreme Division Champion. On June 23, 2013, Hoshitango, Honda and Hino won the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[4]
Sumo career record
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | x | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #47
6–1 |
East Jonidan #124
6–1 |
West Jonidan #53
4–3 |
| 1988 | East Jonidan #32
4–3 |
West Jonidan #6
5–2 |
East Sandanme #72
4–3 |
East Sandanme #51
4–3 |
West Sandanme #31
5–2 |
East Sandanme #3
1–6 |
| 1989 | East Sandanme #34
4–3 |
East Sandanme #20
6–1 |
East Makushita #45
2–5 |
East Sandanme #7
5–2 |
West Makushita #41
5–2 |
West Makushita #21
3–4 |
| 1990 | West Makushita #28
3–4 |
West Makushita #40
5–2 |
East Makushita #22
4–3 |
West Makushita #16
2–1–4 |
West Makushita #37
Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
East Sandanme #17
5–2 |
| 1991 | West Makushita #51
5–2 |
East Makushita #36
5–2 |
East Makushita #18
5–2 |
West Makushita #7
2–5 |
West Makushita #23
3–4 |
West Makushita #30
5–2 |
| 1992 | East Makushita #19
4–3 |
West Makushita #12
4–3 |
West Makushita #8
5–2 |
West Makushita #1
4–3 |
East Jūryō #12
5–10 |
West Makushita #7
3–4 |
| 1993 | East Makushita #14
2–5 |
West Makushita #29
5–2 |
West Makushita #15
5–2 |
West Makushita #7
4–3 |
West Makushita #3
4–3 |
East Makushita #2
4–3 |
| 1994 | West Jūryō #13
10–5 |
West Jūryō #5
5–10 |
East Jūryō #10
2–13 |
West Makushita #10
2–5 |
East Makushita #25
6–1 |
East Makushita #10
2–5 |
| 1995 | West Makushita #25
4–3 |
East Makushita #18
2–5 |
West Makushita #33
6–1 |
East Makushita #14
5–2 |
West Makushita #8
3–4 |
East Makushita #12
2–5 |
| 1996 | East Makushita #26
3–4 |
West Makushita #41
3–4 |
West Makushita #53
3–4 |
East Sandanme #6
5–2 |
East Makushita #43
6–1 |
East Makushita #20
3–4 |
| 1997 | East Makushita #31
5–2 |
West Makushita #20
5–2 |
West Makushita #8
6–1–P |
East Makushita #2
2–6 |
East Makushita #14
5–2 |
East Makushita #7
2–5 |
| 1998 | West Makushita #22
5–2 |
West Makushita #9
4–3 |
West Makushita #5
5–2 |
East Makushita #2
6–1 |
East Jūryō #13
9–6 |
West Jūryō #10
8–7 |
| 1999 | East Jūryō #9
7–8 |
West Jūryō #11
9–6 |
West Jūryō #7
6–9 |
East Jūryō #11
8–7 |
East Jūryō #10
8–7 |
West Jūryō #8
9–6 |
| 2000 | West Jūryō #3
5–10 |
East Jūryō #7
6–9 |
West Jūryō #10
8–7 |
East Jūryō #8
0–15 |
East Makushita #8
6–1 |
West Makushita #1
3–4 |
| 2001 | East Makushita #7
3–4 |
West Makushita #13
5–2 |
East Makushita #7
3–4 |
East Makushita #14
4–3 |
West Makushita #11
2–5 |
West Makushita #23
3–4 |
| 2002 | East Makushita #34
5–2 |
West Makushita #24
3–4 |
West Makushita #32
5–2 |
East Makushita #17
3–4 |
West Makushita #25
6–1 |
West Makushita #8
2–5 |
| 2003 | West Makushita #23
3–4 |
West Makushita #34
3–4 |
East Makushita #42
4–3 |
West Makushita #34
4–3 |
East Makushita #28
3–4 |
West Makushita #39
1–6 |
| 2004 | West Sandanme #6
Retired 2–5 |
x | x | x | x | x |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) | ||||||
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Argentine backbreaker rack[3]
- Buenos Aires Gozen Reiji (Running splash)[3]
- Chokeslam[3]
Professional wrestling championships and accomplishments
- Dramatic Dream Team
- DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)[3]
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (3 times)[3]
- KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Antonio Honda and Yuji Hino[4]
- King of Dark Championship (1 time, current)[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
- 1 2 Furelaud, Gilles (February 2004). "Hoshitango:Intai and danpatsu-shiki in 11 days". Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 星誕期. Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- 1 2 "What are you doing 2013". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "Hoshitango Imachi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ↑ "さいたまースラム！vol.10". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
External links
- Hoshitango Imachi's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
- Hoshitango's tournament results
- Dramatic Dream Team profile