This is a list of all sumo wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the third highest rank of sekiwake and who held the rank in the modern era of sumo since the 1927 merger of the Tokyo and Osaka organizations. There are usually two active sekiwake. Wrestlers who went on to be promoted to ōzeki and yokozuna can be seen in the list of ōzeki and list of yokozuna.
The number of tournaments (basho) at sekiwake is also listed. Wrestlers who won a top division yūshō are indicated in bold. Active wrestlers (May 2023) are indicated by italics.
The longest-serving sekiwake of modern times, who did not achieve further promotion, have been Hasegawa and Kotonishiki who each held the rank for 21 tournaments (Kotomitsuki was ranked at sekiwake for 22 tournaments before being promoted to ōzeki).
is a listof all sumo wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the third highest rank ofsekiwake and who held the rank in the modern era of sumo...
demotion. At the top fixed positions of the division are the, "titleholder" or san'yaku ranks of yokozuna, ōzeki, sekiwake and komusubi. There are typically...
grandfather, former yokozuna Kotozakura, and currently run by his father, former sekiwake Kotonowaka. He made his debut in November 2015 and reached the top makuuchi...
stable, where he is a stablemate of his older brothers Wakatakamoto and Wakamotoharu. His highest rank has been sekiwake. He won his first top division...
in 1947. They can only be given to wrestlers ranked at sekiwake or below. For the current listof active special prize winners, see here. Gold stars or...
stable, where he is a stable mate of his brothers Wakatakakage and Wakatakamoto. His highest rank to date has been sekiwake. Wakamotoharu comes from a sumo...
The highest rank he has reached is sekiwake. He has not missed a bout in his career to date. From the third grade of elementary school, Sugiyama began...
His highest rank has been sekiwake. He won his first championship in November 2022. Kōsuke Horikiri was born as the youngest of four children, born into...
Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. He fought out of Izutsu stable. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake. Despite his relatively light weight he had an...
sumo wrestler from Saiki, Oita Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2004, reaching...
highest rank was sekiwake. He holds the record for the most consecutive tournaments ranked in the junior san'yaku ranks ofsekiwake and komusubi (19 from...
five tournaments, and earned ten special prizes. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he first reached in September 2008 and held for five tournaments...
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