US Sumo Federation

United States Sumo Federation
Official website
Sport	Sumo
Jurisdiction	United States of America
Abbreviation	USSF
Affiliation	International Sumo Federation (ISF)
Headquarters	827 North Hollywood Way, #473 Los Angeles, CA 91505-2841^[1]
President	Edward Suczewski^[2]
Vice president(s)	Mariah Holmes^[2]
Secretary	Ryan White^[2]
www.ussumo.org

United States Sumo Federation is the organization that currently governs sumo for both men and women in the US. The main tournament they organize is the annual U.S. Sumo National Championships.

Notable current & past athletes

^[3]

Emmanuel Yarbrough (5-Time World Openweight Medalist)
Kellyann Ball (2-Time World Heavyweight Medalist)
Trent Sabo (2-Time World Lightweight Medalist)
Roy Sims (2016 World Openweight Bronze)
Sarena Gneiting (2014 Jr. Openweight Bronze)
Gregory Donofrio (2001 Jr. Middleweight Bronze)
Harrington Wa’a (1999 Jr. World Openweight Gold)
Wayne Vierra (1997 World Heavyweight Bronze)
Nobuo Tsuchiya (1994 World Lightweight Bronze)
Hideo Su'a (1992 World Middleweight Silver)

World Medal Teams

Men's

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1999 Men’s Team Bronze

1998 Men’s Team Silver

1997 Men’s Team Bronze

1995 Men’s Team Bronze

1994 Men’s Team Silver

1993 Men’s Team Silver

1992 Men’s Team Silver

Women's

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2023 Women’s Team Bronze - (Kellyann Ball, Christina Griffin-Jones, Madison Guinn, Etan Perez)

Notable Association & Clubs

901 Sumo Club- Memphis, TN Facebook page
Aloha Sumo Association-Honolulu, HI
California Sumo Association-Los Angeles, CA Website
Dallas Sumo Club- Dallas, TX Website
Dark Circle Sumo Club-Austin, TX Facebook page
Florida Sumo Association-Panama City, FL Facebook page
Georgia Sumo Club-Atlanta, GA Facebook page
Grand Rapids Sumo Club-Grand Rapids, Michigan Facebook page
Honu Sumo Club- San Diego, CA Facebook page
Mighty Eagle Sumo Association-San Antonio, TX Facebook page
Ohayō Sumo Association- Cincinnati, OH Website
Raijin Sumo Club- Raleigh, NC Facebook page
Snake River Sumo Association-Rigby, ID
South Mountain Martial Arts-Madison, NJ Website
Welcome Mat Sumo Club-Kansas City, MO Facebook page
Welcome Mat NOLA-LaPlace, LA Website

US Sumo Open results and champions

US Sumo Open is the annual sumo competition run by USA Sumo (California Sumo Association) a USSF Affiliated Club.^[4] It has been held since 2001 in Los Angeles and has been called the largest amateur sumo event in the world.^[5]

Year	Host	Weight class	Winner	Country
2019^[6]	Los Angeles	Men's Openweight	Oieksandr Veresiuk	Ukraine
		Men's Heavyweight	Oieksandr Veresiuk	Ukraine
		Men's Light Heavyweight	Vazha Daiauri	Ukraine
		Men's Middleweight	Takeshi Amitani	Japan
		Men's Lightweight	Sviatoslav Semykras	Ukraine
		Women's Openweight	Ivanna Berezovska	Ukraine
		Women's Heavyweight	Ivanna Berezovska	Ukraine
		Women's Light Heavyweight	Maryna Maksymenko	Ukraine
		Women's Middleweight	Svitlana Kolesnyk	Ukraine
		Women's Lightweight	Karyna Koiesnik	Ukraine
2020^[7]	Los Angeles	Men's Openweight	Jose Galindo	United States
		Men's Heavyweight	Jose Galindo	United States
		Men's Light Heavyweight	Moataz Elkotb	Egypt
		Men's Middleweight	Boldbaatar Baldandorj	Mongolia
		Men's Lightweight	Altangerel Dorjtsegmed	Mongolia
		Women's Openweight	Yaleidy Galindo	Puerto Rico
		Women's Heavyweight	Yaleidy Galindo	Puerto Rico
		Women's Light Heavyweight	Diana Betanzo	United States
		Women's Middleweight	N/A	N/A
		Women's Lightweight	Kristal Betanzo	United States
2021^[8]	Los Angeles	Men's Openweight	Jose Galindo	United States
		Men's Heavyweight	Jose Galindo	United States
		Men's Light Heavyweight	Emilio Morales	United States
		Men's Middleweight	Erdenebileg Alagdaa	Mongolia
		Men's Lightweight	Altangerel Dorjtsegmed	Mongolia
		Women's Openweight	Gantogos Garmaa	Mongolia
		Women's Heavyweight	Gantogos Garmaa	Mongolia
		Women's Light Heavyweight	N/A	N/A
		Women's Middleweight	N/A	N/A
		Women's Lightweight	N/A	N/A
2022^[9]	Los Angeles	Men's Openweight	Mendsaikhan Tsogt-Erdene	Mongolia
		Men's Heavyweight	Mendsaikhan Tsogt-Erdene	Mongolia
		Men's Light Heavyweight	Moataz Elkotb	Egypt
		Men's Middleweight	Mohamed Kamal	Egypt
		Men's Lightweight	Nomin Batbold	Mongolia
		Women's Openweight	Alexsandra Rozum	Poland
		Women's Heavyweight	Zuzanna Krystek	Poland
		Women's Light Heavyweight	Monika Skiba	Poland
		Women's Middleweight	Alexsandra Rozum	Poland
		Women's Lightweight	N/A	N/A
2023^[10]	Los Angeles	Men's Openweight	Mendsaikhan Tsogt-Erdene	Mongolia
		Men's Heavyweight	Mendsaikhan Tsogt-Erdene	Mongolia
		Men's Light Heavyweight	Fathy Mohamed	Egypt
		Men's Middleweight	Usukhbayar Ochirkhuu	Mongolia
		Men's Lightweight	Edobor Konyeha	Hungary
		Women's Openweight	Munkhtsetsteg Otgo	Mongolia
		Women's Heavyweight	Enkhzaya Selenge	Mongolia
		Women's Light Heavyweight	Jenni Crook	United States
		Women's Middleweight	N/A	N/A
		Women's Lightweight	N/A	N/A

References

^ "Contact USSF – US Sumo Federation". www.ussumo.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c "officers & trustees – US Sumo Federation". www.ussumo.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c "World Medalists – US Sumo Federation". www.ussumo.org.
^ "Us Sumo Open". 13 December 2015.
^ "Pandemic Or Not, The Sumo Must Go On". Forbes. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
^ "19th Annual US SUMO OPEN". 13 June 2019.
^ "20th Annual US SUMO OPEN". 13 June 2020.
^ "21st Annual US SUMO OPEN". 13 June 2021.
^ "22nd Annual US SUMO OPEN". 13 June 2022.
^ "23nd Annual US SUMO OPEN". 15 June 2023.