Tags: Sumo Wrestler, Wrestler.
Taihō Kōki (大鵬幸喜 born Kōki Naya Ukrainian: Іва́н Бори́шко Ivan Boryshko; May 29 1940 – January 19 2013) was the 48th Yokozuna in the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling. He is generally regarded as the greatest sumo wrestler of the post-war period. He became a yokozuna in 1961 at the age of 21 the youngest ever at the time and he won a record 32 tournaments between 1960 and 1971. His dominance was such that he won six tournaments in a row on two separate occasions.
