Ulambayar Byambajav, known professionally as Byamba, was a Mongolian sumo wrestler and entertainer. He began his professional career in Japan in 2001 under the name Daishōchi Kenta; tiring of the lifestyle, he retired from professional sumo wrestling in 2005. As an amateur, he won the Sumo World Championships twice in 2006 and 2007 and was a gold medalist at the 2009 World Games and 2013 World Combat Games. He also appeared on the comedy show Impractical Jokers. He died after a protracted illness in a Los Angeles hospital in February 2020.
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Also Known As | Byamba, Уламбаярын Бямбажав, Ulambajarín Bjambazsav, Daishōchi Kenta, 大翔地 健太, Ulambaâryn bâmbažav, Ulambayar Byambajav |
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Birthday | 1984-11-24 |
Deathday | 2020-02-28 |
Gender | Male |
Homepage | https://www.sumobyamba.com/ |
IMDB | View on IMDB |
Place of Birth | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Popularity | 0.1129 |