Contemporary · 1969–2024 · Waimanalo, Hawaii
Akebono Taro, born Chad Rowan in Hawaii, became the first non-Japanese wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna (grand champion) in sumo's centuries-long history. His historic promotion in 1993 opened the door for the international era of sumo that followed.
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1993