Aonishiki Arata
| Aonishiki Arata | |
|---|---|
| 安青錦 新大 | |
Aonishiki in July 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Danylo Yavhusishyn March 23, 2004 Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 140 kg (310 lb; 22 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Ajigawa |
| Current rank | Ōzeki |
| Debut | September 2023 |
| Highest rank | Ōzeki (January 2026) |
| Championships | 2 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jonidan) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (2) Outstanding Performance (1) Technique (3) |
| Gold Stars | 1 Hōshōryū |
Last updated: January 25, 2026 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Sumo | ||
| Representing Ukraine | ||
| World Junior Sumo Championships | ||
| 2019, Sakai (Osaka) Japan | 100 kg | |
| European Sumo Championships | ||
| 2019, Tallinn, Estonia | -92 kg | |
| Ukraine National Sumo Championship | ||
| 2021, Melitopol | 100 kg | |
| 2021, Melitopol | Openweight | |
| 2021, Melitopol | Team | |
Aonishiki Arata (Japanese: 安青錦 新大; born March 23, 2004 as Danylo Yavhusishyn Ukrainian: Данило Явгусішин) is a Ukrainian professional sumo wrestler from Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast. He is the second Ukrainian to become a professional sumo wrestler, after Shishi in 2020. He wrestles for Ajigawa stable, and his current and highest rank is ōzeki.
Aonishiki has posted double-digit wins in each of his first eight tournaments at sekitori status. In the top division, he won 11 matches in each of his first four tournaments before earning a top division title on his fifth and sixth tournaments at that level of competition. Aonishiki earned a special prize in each of his first five top division tournaments, also earning a kinboshi on his third tournament.