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Kotozakura
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kurayoshi, Tottori. He was the sport's 53rd ''yokozuna''. He made his professional debut in 1959, reaching the top division in 1963. After several years at the second highest rank of '' ōzeki'', in 1973 he was promoted to ''yokozuna'' at the age of thirty-two years two months, becoming the oldest wrestler to be promoted to ''yokozuna'' since 1958, when the current six tournaments system was established. After his retirement he was head coach of Sadogatake stable and produced a string of top division wrestlers. Career Born , he came from a sumo background, as his father was involved in organising regional amateur sumo tournaments and his grandfather's brother had been a professional ''rikishi''. The young Kamatani at first competed in judo, achieving shodan level while still in middle school. However, after doing well in a national high school sumo competition he decided on a career in professional sumo. Initially his parents want ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadogatake Stable
is a Heya (sumo), stable of sumo wrestlers, one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. In its modern form, it dates from September 1955, when it was set up by former ''komusubi'' Kotonishiki Noboru. Former ''yokozuna (sumo), yokozuna'' Kotozakura took over the running of the stable in 1974 following Kotonishiki's death. The stable is located in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba prefecture. Over the next thirty years the stable produced a string of top division wrestlers. Kotozakura stood down in November 2005, handing the stable over to his son-in-law, former ''sekiwake'' Kotonowaka. Between September 2007 and July 2010, it became the first stable since Fujishima stable (2010), Musashigawa stable in 2001 to have two wrestlers ranked at ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' simultaneously, with Kotomitsuki and Kotoōshū. It happened again between November 2011 and November 2013 with Kotoōshū and Kotoshōgiku. As of January 2022 the stable has 26 wrestlers, four of them being ''sekitori.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitanofuji
is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He made his professional debut in 1957, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1964. He was the sport's 52nd ''yokozuna'', a rank he attained in 1970. He won ten tournament championships and was known for his rivalry with Tamanoumi. He retired in 1974 and was the head coach of Kokonoe stable from 1977 to 1992. He left the Japan Sumo Association in 1998 but is still prominent in the sumo world as a commentator as of 2021. Career Kitanofuji began his professional career in January 1957 at the age of just 14, joining Dewanoumi stable. In November 1963 he achieved a perfect 15–0 score in the second highest ''jūryō'' division (a feat not equalled until 43 years later by Baruto) and was promoted to the top ''makuuchi'' division. In his debut top division tournament in January 1964 he scored 13 wins, although he faced only his fellow ''maegashira.'' He won the Fighting Spirit award and was promoted straig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujinishiki
Fujinishiki Akira (born Akira Watanabe, also known as Akira Ichimiya, 18 March 1937 – 17 December 2003) was a sumo wrestler from Kōfu, Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Yamanashi, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi,'' which he held on ten occasions. He won the top ''makuuchi'' division tournament championship or ''yusho'' in 1964 and was runner-up in two other tournaments. He won seven sansho (sumo), special prizes and seven kinboshi, gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna.'' After his retirement in 1968 he was an toshiyori, elder of the Japan Sumo Association and was the head coach of Takasago stable from 1988 until shortly before his retirement from the Sumo Association in 2002. He died of liver disease in 2003. Career Making his debut in 1953, he wrestled for Takasago stable, home of then ''yokozuna'' Azumafuji Kin'ichi, Azumafuji to whom the "Fuji" part of his ''shikona'' referred. He first entered the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1959 and was runner-up in two tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotonishiki Noboru
Kotonishiki Noboru (March 7, 1922 – July 14, 1974, born Noboru Fujimura) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi''. He was runner-up in the January 1949 tournament and earned seven gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna''. After his retirement in 1955 he founded the Sadogatake stable and produced ''yokozuna'' Kotozakura among others. He ran the stable until his death in 1974. Career record See also *List of past sumo wrestlers *List of komusubi This is a list of all sumo wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the fourth highest ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotonishiki
Kotonishiki Katsuhiro (born June 8, 1968 as Hideyuki Matsuzawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in 1984, reaching the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1989. He won two top division tournament titles from the ''maegashira'' ranks (the only wrestler ever to do so), the first in 1991 and the second in 1998. His highest rank was ''sekiwake'', which he held 21 times. He earned eighteen special prizes during his career, second on the all-time list, and defeated ''yokozuna'' eight times when ranked as a ''maegashira''. He retired in 2000 and after a long stint as a sumo coach at Oguruma stable, took the vacant elder name Asahiyama and branched out to form his own stable of the same name. Early career He was born in the former Misato, Gunma. At the wish of his father, he practiced both sumo and judo from a young age. After competing in the National Junior High School Sumo Championships at the age of 14, he met former ''yokozuna'' Kotoz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotoōshū Katsunori
Kotoōshū Katsunori ( ja, 琴欧洲 勝紀) (legal name: Karoyan Andō, born February 19, 1983 as Kaloyan Stefanov Mahlyanov, bg, Калоян Стефанов Махлянов) is a former professional sumo wrestler or ''rikishi'' from Bulgaria. He made his debut in 2002, reaching the top division just two years later. In 2005, he reached the rank of '' ōzeki'' or 'champion', the second-highest level in the sumo ranking system behind only ''yokozuna.'' On May 24, 2008, Kotoōshū made history by becoming the first European sumo wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. He was one of the longest serving ''ōzeki'' in sumo history, holding the rank for 47 consecutive tournaments until November 2013. In January 2014 Kotoōshū obtained Japanese citizenship, a requirement of becoming an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, and he announced his retirement during the following tournament in March. In April 2017 he opened his own training stable, Naruto. Early life and sumo background He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekiwake
, or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments. This is the only division that is featured on NHK's standard live coverage of sumo tournaments. The lower divisions are shown on their satellite coverage, with only the ''makuuchi'' broadcast having bilingual English commentary. ''Makuuchi'' literally means "inside the curtain", a reference to the early period of professional sumo, when there was a curtained-off area reserved for the top ranked wrestlers, to sit before appearing for their bouts. Wrestlers are considered for promotion or demotion in rank before each grand tournament according to their performance in the one previous. Generally, a greater number of wins than losses (''kachi-koshi'') results in a promotion, and the reverse (''make-koshi'') results in demotion. There are stricter criteria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotofuji
is a former sumo wrestler from Chiba, Chiba, Chiba City, Japan. His highest rank was ''sekiwake''. In 1991 he won a top division ''yūshō'' or tournament championship from the ''maegashira'' ranks. Career Kotofuji made his professional debut in March 1980. He had a long apprenticeship in the junior ranks, not breaking through to the ''jūryō'' division until November 1986. He had an awkward build for sumo, as his long legs meant his hips were high and therefore his centre of gravity was much higher than the ideal. During the short stay of Canadians, Canadian wrestler John Tenta, Kototenzan at Sadogatake stable, Kotofuji was one of the few wrestlers who attempted to communicate with him in English. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in September 1988, scoring 11 wins in his top division debut and receiving a share of the Fighting Spirit sanshō (Sumo), prize. He made his ''san'yaku'' debut at ''sekiwake'' in July 1990 but held the rank for only one tournament. He earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotogaume
Kotogaume Tsuyoshi (born 5 October 1963 as Satoru Kitayama) is a former sumo wrestler from Yatsuo, Nei District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He joined sumo in 1979 and made the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1985. His highest rank was ''sekiwake,'' which he held on twelve occasions. After his retirement in 1997 he worked as a coach at Sadogatake stable until 2007. Career In his youth he practiced judo and was a black belt, 1st dan. He made his professional sumo debut in March 1979, after finishing junior high school. Initially he fought under his own surname of Kitayama, before being given the'' shikona'' of Kotogaume ("Harp of the Plum"). In his early career he served as a ''tsukebito'' or personal attendant to ''ozeki'' Kotokaze. He made his first appearance in the titled ''sanyaku'' ranks of the top division in November 1985, the same tournament in which Kotokaze announced his retirement. He reached his highest rank of ''sekiwake'' for the first time in September 1986. In 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotomitsuki
is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Okazaki City. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1999. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in November 2000 and won one ''yūshō'' or tournament championship, in September 2001. He was a runner-up in eight other tournaments, and earned thirteen '' sanshō'' or special prizes. He is one of five wrestlers in the history of sumo to receive all three ''sanshō'' in the same tournament, accomplishing the feat in the November 2000 ''honbasho''. After a record 22 tournaments at ''sekiwake'', he achieved promotion to sumo's second highest rank of '' ōzeki'' in July 2007 upon winning 35 out of 45 bouts in three consecutive tournaments. This made him at 31 the oldest man to reach ''ōzeki'' in the modern era. He wrestled for Sadogatake stable. On July 4, 2010, he was expelled from professional sumo by the Japan Sumo Association for his involvement in an illegal gambling ring. Early career Kotomitsuki had an extre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
