Sumo World Championships

History Of Sumo World Championships

The Sumo World Championships is an amateur men's sumo competition organized by the International Sumo Federation. The competition started in 1992 and since the Women Sumo World Championships started in 2001 both competitions have been held together. The competitions are generally held every year.

Sumo World Championships Archieve

Men's Individual competition:

2012

• Openweight-Naranbat Gankhuyag
  
• Heavyweight-Alan Karaev
  
• Middleweight-Kostiantyn Iermakov
  
• Lightweight-Gantugs Rentsendorj
  

2014

• Openweight-Turbold Baasansuren
  
• Heavyweight-Alan Karaev
  
• Middleweight-Kiyoyuki Noguchi
  
• Lightweight-Yuya Nakamura
  

2015

• Openweight-Soichiro Kurokawa
  
• Heavyweight-Ryota Oyanagi
  
• Middleweight-Atsamaz Kaziev
  
• Lightweight-Yuya Nakamura
  

Men's Team competition:

• 1992Japan
  
• 1993Japan
  
• 1994Japan
  
• 1995Japan
  
• 1996Japan
  
• 1997Japan
  
• 1998Japan
  
• 1999Japan
  
• 2000Germany
  
• 2001Japan
  
• 2002Japan
  
• 2004Japan
  
• 2005Japan
  
• 2006Russia
  
• 2007Russia
  
• 2008Russia
  
• 2010Japan
  
• 2012Japan
  
• 2014Japan
  
• 2015Russia
  

Women's Individual competition:

2012

• Openweight-Yuka Ueta
  
• Heavyweight-Anna Zhigalova
  
• Middleweight-Svetlana Panteleeva
  
• Lightweight-Alina Boykova
  

2014

• Openweight-Anna Zhigalova
  
• Heavyweight-Mariia Drboian
  
• Middleweight-Anna Aleksandrova
  
• Lightweight-Vera Koval
  

2015

• Openweight-Anna Zhigalova
  
• Heavyweight-Sunjidmaa Khishigdorj
  
• Middleweight-Maryna Maksymenko
  
• Lightweight-Daria Ibragimova
  

Women's Team competition:

• 2001 Germany
  
• 2002 Japan
  
• 2004 Germany
  
• 2005 Russia
  
• 2006 Russia
  
• 2007 Russia
  
• 2008 Russia
  
• 2010 Japan
  
• 2012 Russia
  
• 2014 Russia
  
• 2015 Ukraine