Emmanuel Yarborough

About Emmanuel Yarborough

Emmanuel 'Manny' Yarborough is an American amateur sumo wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) competitor, also having competed in judo, wrestling, and American football.

He holds the Guinness World Record for the heaviest living athlete.Emmanuel wears a size 21 shoe. He was the 1995 World Amateur Sumo Champion and is considered to be one of the most famous sumo wrestlers outside Japan.

Emmanuel Yarborough Achievements

Championships and Accomplishments:

Sumo:

• 1995 World Amateur Sumo Champion
  

Other Sumo achievements:

• 1992 1st Sumo World Championships Open Division 2nd Place
  
• 1993 2nd Sumo World Championships Open Division 3rd Place
  
• 1994 3rd Sumo World Championships Open Division 2nd Place
  
• 1996 5th Sumo World Championships Open Division 2nd Place
  

Collegiate wrestling:

• NCAA All American, 1983, 1985 and 1986, Morgan State University
  

Judo:

Second place, U.S. Nationals 1989

Football:

• NCAA Division I-AA All-American offensive tackle, Morgan State University, 1982, 1983