List of sumo tournament second division champions
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This is a list of wrestlers who have won the sumo second division jūryō championship since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.[1]
The wrestler who has won the most jūryō championships is Masurao, with five. Wakanami, Tagaryū, Ichinojō, Terunofuji and Asanoyama are the only wrestlers to have won a jūryō championship after winning a top division or makuuchi title. The only wrestlers to win the jūryō championship but never earn promotion to the top division are Genbuyama (1927), Sagahikari (1957), Tochiizumi (1983), Hidenohana (1988), Daigaku (1991),[2] Hakuyozan (2021), Tochimusashi (2022) and Oshoma (2022).