Takayasu Akira (髙安 晃, born February 28, 1990 in Tsuchiura, Japan) is a Japanese sumo wrestler who made his professional debut in 2005 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2011, the first wrestler born in the Heisei era to do so. His highest rank has been ōzeki. He has been runner-up in a tournament four times and has earned nine special prizes: four for Fighting Spirit, three for Outstanding Performance and two for Technique. He has won four gold stars for defeating yokozuna. After achieving 34 wins in the three tournaments from January to May 2017, he was officially promoted to ōzeki on May 31, 2017. He maintained the rank for a total of 15 tournaments.
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