Sharran Alexander
{{short description|Sumo wrestler}}
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{{more footnotes needed|date=April 2015}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1965}}{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
| birth_place = Maida Vale, London, England, UK
| height = {{height|meters=1.8288}}
| weight = {{convert|212.735|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
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| update = 4/27/2018
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Sharran Alexander (born 1965 in Maida Vale, London{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2012/9/record-holder-qplusa-sharran-alexander-heaviest-sportswoman-44975/|title=Record Holder Q+A: Sharran Alexander, Heaviest Sportswoman|last=Barrett|first=Dan|date=20 September 2012|publisher=Guinness World Records|accessdate=21 September 2017}}), is a sumo wrestler who is listed in British Sumo Federation as 2nd Kyu grade. She was named as the heaviest sportswoman in the 2013 Guinness World Records at {{convert|203.2|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.
Background
Alexander is a child minder by profession.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130209/jsp/northeast/story_16540237.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922053614/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130209/jsp/northeast/story_16540237.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2017|title=Lady Sumos in the ring today|date=9 February 2013|publisher=The Telegraph (India)|accessdate=21 September 2017}} She first joined the British Sumo team for a Channel 4 television show called Strictly Lady Sumo to find four women to compete in the world Championships, signed up by her children.{{cite web|url=https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/21383753.mother-of-three-sharran-alexander-became-guiness-world-record-winning-sumo-wrestler-kids-entered-channel-4-show/|title=Mother-of-three Sharran Alexander became Guiness {{sic|nolink=y}} world record winning sumo wrestler after kids entered her for Channel 4 show|last=Apps|first=Peter|date=26 September 2012|publisher=Ham & High|accessdate=22 March 2023}} She began competing in Sumo competitions in 2006 at the age of 41.
Career
Alexander is one of the few women recognized by the British Sumo Federation and has won four gold medals in international competitions. In 2006 Alexander competed in 25 different competitions and went to Japan to represent Great Britain in the World Sumo Championship. Since then, she has competed in international tournaments such as the US Sumo Open in 2013,{{cite web|url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-22/america-becoming-under-radar-hub-sumo-wrestling|title=America is becoming an under-the-radar hub of sumo wrestling|last=Simone|first=Alina|date=22 September 2014|publisher=PRI|accessdate=21 September 2017}} where she was defeated by the 175-pound(kg?) Liz Seward in the final open weight match.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/09/16/223150223/amateur-sumo-competition-shows-the-sports-growing-diversity|title=All Things Considered: Amateur Sumo Competition Shows The Sport's Growing Diversity|last=Grigsby Bates|first=Karen|date=16 September 2013|publisher=NPR|accessdate=21 September 2017}}
Sharran Alexander also starred in the first series of the TV series Brassic.
Family
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.sumo.org.uk/index.htm British Sumo Federation]
- [https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/from-the-tallest-dog-to-the-oldest-gymnast--meet-the-amazing-new-guinness-world-record-holders-8134201.html?action=gallery&ino=5 Standard News Coverage]
- [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/GWR-2013/ Guinness World Records 2013]
- https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/sharran_alexander/
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Category:English sumo wrestlers