ATHLETE PROFILE:

NAME: Trent Sabo
HEIGHT: 5′7
WEIGHTt: 170 lbs
ACHIEVEMENTS: 2002, 2003, 2005-2009 US Lightweight Champion; 2008 World Lightweight Bronze

Trent Sabo grew up in Oceanside, California. He was an active child, excelling at gymnastics and wrestling. In 2001, Trent gave sumo a try and instantly found success. Since then, he has won a record seven US Lightweight Championship titles. In 2008, Trent won a bronze medal at the World Sumo Championships, the first American medal in eleven years.

As a lightweight competitor, Trent is truly a big man in a small man’s body. Even though he has beaten many heavier opponents in openweight competition, Trent still wants to win at least one US Openweight title. As a member of Eric the Trainer’s Sumo Team, Trent will try to prove that bigger isn’t necessarily better.