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
Emmanuel Yarbrough (5-Time World Openweight Medalist) Kellyann Ball (3-Time World Heavyweight Medalist) Trent Sabo (2-Time World Lightweight Medalist) Eros Armstrong (2025 World Heavyweight Sliver) Dominus Davis-Williams (2025 World Openweight Bronze) Gabe Tolentino (2025 Jr. Heavyweight Bronze) 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
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
2025 Women's Team Silver-(Kellyann Ball, Eros Armstrong, Mellanease Miranda, Ashley Smallwood) 2024 Women's Team Bronze-(Kellyann Ball, Ashley Smallwood, Madison Guinn, Etan Perez) 2023 Women's Team Bronze -(Kellyann Ball, Christina Griffin-Jones, Madison Guinn, Etan Perez)
Notable Association & Clubs Aloha Sumo Association- Honolulu, HI California Sumo Association- Los Angeles, CA Website Chicago Sumo Club- Chicago, IL Facebook page 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, MI Facebook page Honu Sumo Club- San Diego, CA Facebook page Iowa Sumo Club- Johnston, IA Facebook page Mighty Eagle Sumo Association- San Antonio, TX Facebook page New York Sumo Club- New York City, NY Facebook page Ohayō Sumo Association- Cincinnati, OH Website Raijin Sumo Club- Raleigh, NC Facebook page Rain City Sumo- Seattle, WA Instagram page Rock City Sumo- Detroit, MI Facebook page South Mountain Martial Arts- Madison, NJ Website Tennessee Sumo Association- Nashville, TN Facebook page 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. It has been held since 2001 in Los Angeles and has been called the largest amateur sumo event in the world.
Year Host Weight class Winner Country 2019 Los Angeles Men's Openweight Oieksandr Veresiuk Men's Heavyweight Oieksandr Veresiuk Men's Light Heavyweight Vazha Daiauri Men's Middleweight Takeshi Amitani Men's Lightweight Sviatoslav Semykras Women's Openweight Ivanna Berezovska Women's Heavyweight Ivanna Berezovska Women's Light Heavyweight Maryna Maksymenko Women's Middleweight Svitlana Kolesnyk Women's Lightweight Karyna Koiesnik 2020 Los Angeles Men's Openweight Jose Galindo Men's Heavyweight Jose Galindo Men's Light Heavyweight Moataz Elkotb Men's Middleweight Boldbaatar Baldandorj Men's Lightweight Altangerel Dorjtsegmed Women's Openweight Yaleidy Galindo Women's Heavyweight Yaleidy Galindo Women's Light Heavyweight Diana Betanzo Women's Middleweight N/A N/A Women's Lightweight Kristal Betanzo 2021 Los Angeles Men's Openweight Jose Galindo Men's Heavyweight Jose Galindo Men's Light Heavyweight Emilio Morales Men's Middleweight Erdenebileg Alagdaa Men's Lightweight Altangerel Dorjtsegmed Women's Openweight Gantogos Garmaa Women's Heavyweight Gantogos Garmaa Women's Light Heavyweight N/A N/A Women's Middleweight N/A N/A Women's Lightweight N/A N/A 2022 Los Angeles Men's Openweight Mendsaikhan Tsogt-Erdene Men's Heavyweight Mendsaikhan Tsogt-Erdene Men's Light Heavyweight Moataz Elkotb Men's Middleweight Mohamed Kamal Men's Lightweight Nomin Batbold Women's Openweight Alexsandra Rozum Women's Heavyweight Zuzanna Krystek Women's Light Heavyweight Monika Skiba Women's Middleweight Alexsandra Rozum Women's Lightweight N/A N/A 2023 Los Angeles Men's Openweight Mendsaikhan Tsogt-Erdene Men's Heavyweight Mendsaikhan Tsogt-Erdene Men's Light Heavyweight Fathy Mohamed Men's Middleweight Usukhbayar Ochirkhuu Men's Lightweight Edobor Konyeha Women's Openweight Munkhtsetsteg Otgo Women's Heavyweight Enkhzaya Selenge Women's Light Heavyweight Jenni Crook Women's Middleweight N/A N/A Women's Lightweight N/A N/A 2024 Los Angeles Men's Openweight Badri Khatiskatsi Men's Heavyweight Lasha Jeladze Men's Light Heavyweight Wlater Rivas Men's Middleweight Abdelrahman Elsefy Men's Lightweight Enhkbayar Ochirkhuu Women's Openweight Esmeralda Cedeno Women's Heavyweight Esmeralda Cedeno Women's Light Heavyweight N/A N/A Women's Middleweight N/A N/A Women's Lightweight N/A N/A 2025 Los Angeles Men's Openweight Zura Tsikoradze Men's Heavyweight Mendsaikhan Tsogterdene Men's Light Heavyweight Saba Gamtenadze Men's Middleweight Maxim Lugansky Men's Lightweight Mykola Solodonikov Women's Openweight Kellyann Ball Women's Heavyweight Kellyann Ball Women's Light Heavyweight N/A N/A Women's Middleweight N/A N/A Women's Lightweight N/A N/A
References
External links Official Website