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{{Infobox sumo wrestler
| name         =隆濤剛<br/>Ryūkō Gō
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| birth_name   =Luis Gō Ikemori
| birth_date   ={{Birth date and age|1968|05|26}}
| birth_place  = São Paulo, Brazil
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| weight       = {{convert|161|kg|lb stlb|abbr=on}}
| university   = [[Takushoku University]]
| heya         =[[Tamanoi stable|Tamanoi]]
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| record       =167-150-26
| debut        =May, 1992
| retireddate  =January, 1999
| highestrank  =Jūryō 8 (March, 1995)
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'''Ryūkō Gō''' (born 26 May 1968 as '''Luis Gō Ikemori''') is a  former [[sumo]] wrestler from [[São Paulo]], [[Brazil]].
==Career==
As a youth, he did [[judo]], turning to sumo at age 16. At age 18, he went to [[Japan]] and won an international tournament, and in 1990 competing for [[Takushoku University]] he became the first Brazilian to win the Japanese National Collegiate Sumo Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/27/world/americas/brazils-japanese-preserve-sumo-and-share-it-with-others.html|title=Brazil's Japanese Preserve Sumo and Share It With Others|last=Benson|first=Todd|date=27 January 2005|work=New York Times|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref> He turned professional in May 1992, joining the [[Tamanoi stable]]. He was the first foreign wrestler ever to be granted ''[[makushita tsukedashi]]'' status, meaning that because of his amateur sumo achievements he could start at the bottom of the third highest ''[[makushita]]'' division. He reached elite ''[[sekitori]]'' status in March 1994 when he was promoted to the ''[[jūryō]]'' division. Ryūkō was his final ''[[shikona]]'' or fighting name – he was also known as '''Ikemori''' and '''Ryūdō'''. His highest rank was ''Jūryō'' 8, achieved in March 1995. He had Japanese parentage and adopted Japanese citizenship on 22 April 1996 (the same day as [[Akebono Tarō|Akebono]]). Having fallen down the ''[[banzuke]]'' rankings, he retired in January 1999. He has remained in Japan, working for a [[Tokyo]] business.
==Career record==
{{Sumo record box start|Ryūkō Gō<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=144|title=Ryuko Go Rikishi Information|publisher=Sumo Reference|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref>}}
{{Sumo record year start link|1992}}
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{{Basho|mt|60||5|2}}
{{Basho|ma|38|w|5|2}}
{{Basho|ma|22|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|ma|29|w|3|4}}
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{{Sumo record year start link|1993}}
{{Basho|ma|38|w|6|1}}
{{Basho|ma|18|e|4|3}}
{{Basho|ma|13|w|5|2}}
{{Basho|ma|4|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|ma|8|w|4|3}}
{{Basho|ma|4|w|5|2}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start link|1994}}
{{Basho|ma|1|e|4|3}}
{{Basho|j|12|w|6|9}}
{{Basho|ma|2|e|4|3}}
{{Basho|ma|1|e|4|3}}
{{Basho|j|13|w|5|10}}
{{Basho|ma|4|w|5|2}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start link|1995}}
{{Basho|j|13|w|10|5}}
{{Basho|j|8|w|6|9}}
{{Basho|j|11|w|8|7}}
{{Basho|j|10|w|8|7}}
{{Basho|j|10|e|1|2|12}}
{{Basho|KYUJO|rank=ma|r-no=8|tozai=w}}
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{{Sumo record year start link|1996}}
{{Basho|ma|8|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|ma|16|e|2|5}}
{{Basho|ma|34|w|5|2}}
{{Basho|ma|19|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|ma|28|w|4|3}}
{{Basho|ma|21|w|4|3}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start link|1997}}
{{Basho|ma|15|e|6|1}}
{{Basho|ma|5|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|ma|10|w|2|5}}
{{Basho|ma|27|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|ma|38|w|4|3}}
{{Basho|ma|29|w|3|4}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start link|1998}}
{{Basho|ma|39|e|4|3}}
{{Basho|ma|28|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|ma|39|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|ma|50|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|sa|2|w|3|4}}
{{Basho|sa|15|w|5|2}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start link|1999}}
{{Basho|INTAI|rank=ma|r-no=54|tozai=e|absent=7}}
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==See also==
*[[List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers]]
*[[List of past sumo wrestlers]]
==References==
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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Brazilian people of Japanese descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Japanese descent]]
[[Category:Brazilian sumo wrestlers]]
[[Category:Martial artists from São Paulo]]