Enormous Athletes Who Shattered Records with Their Astounding Size

Konishiki Yasokichi - 6’1” 633 lbs

At one point, Konishiki was the heaviest sumo wrestler of all time. He was born in Hawaii but is Japanese and Samoan. He was the first non-Japanese born wrestler to reach the second-highest rank in sumo wrestling. Even though he retired back in 1997, many sumo fans will never forget his crazy moves. 

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