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Matsunobori Shigeo
Matsunobori Shigeo (20 July 1924 – 21 April 1986) was a sumo wrestler from Matsudo, Chiba, Matsudo Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, Japan. He fought for the now defunct Ōyama stable, joining in 1941. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1951 and made the second highest ''Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ōzeki'' rank (alongside Wakanohana Kanji I, Wakanohana) in 1956, after finishing as a runner-up to Kagamisato in the September 1955 tournament. He was an ''ōzeki'' for fifteen tournaments, although he lost the rank at the end of 1958. He retired in November 1961, and in his role as an ''toshiyori, elder'' of the Japan Sumo Association he became the head of Ōyama stable in January 1962 upon the death of his old stablemaster, ex-''sekiwake'' Takanobori Hirochika, Takanobori. He produced one ''sekitori'', the ''maegashira'' Daihi Susumu, Daihi, who retired in 1983. Shortly after Ōyama's death in April 1986 the stable was wound up and its two remaining wrestlers retired. Pre-modern top division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōyama Stable
Oyama, Ōyama or Ohyama may refer to: * Oyama, Tochigi ( ja, 小山市, link=no), a city in Japan * Ōyama, Ōita ( ja, 大山町, link=no), a town in Japan * Oyama, Shizuoka ( ja, 小山町, link=no), a town in Japan * Mount Ōyama (Kanagawa) ( ja, 大山, link=no), a mountain in Japan * Oyama (Japanese theatre) ( ja, 女形, link=no), also known as ''onnagata'' ( ja, 女形/女方, link=no), a male actor who plays female parts in Kabuki * Oyama, British Columbia, a town in Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada People with the surname *Anza Ohyama (born 1976), Japanese singer and actress *Heiichiro Ohyama, Japanese conductor and violinist *Kana Oyama (born 1984) ( ja, 大山 加奈, link=no), Japanese volleyball player * Ōyama Iwao ( ja, 大山 巌, link=no), Japanese field marshal * Oyama Susumu (born 1952), Japanese sumo wrestler * Mas Oyama ( ja, 大山 倍達, link=no), karate master *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese karateka *Shungo Oyama ( ja, 大山 峻護, link=no) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |