Draft:Chiyonoumi Meitaro

Chiyonoumi Meitaro (Japanese 千代の海 明太郎, born January 11,1993 as Meitaro Hamamachi) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Kochi Prefecture. He debuted in May 2015 as a wrestler for Kokonoe stable and reached his highest rank of Juryo 8 in March 2019. He has won three yusho, one in Jonidan, one in Sandanme and one in Jonokuchi.

Career
He was demoted from juryo after the July 2020 tournament. With the retirement of Tochiozan occurring in the same tournament, it left no sekitori from Kochi Prefecture which had had continuous representation in the top two divisions since Tosanoumi entered juryo in 1994.

In November 2021 he fought Ryuden for the makushita division championship with both men tied at 6-0, but he was defeated. Similarly in March 2022 he got to 6-0 but was defeated for the championship by Kinbozan.

In July 2023 he returned to juryo for the first time since the May 2021 tournament.

On June 3, 2024, he submitted his retirement notice to the Japan Sumo Association, which was accepted.

Personal life
On April 29, 2021 Chiyonoumi married a 28 year old nurse who he had met in 2018. A wedding reception was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.