Daiyū Tatsumi (born 27 May 1940 as Tatsumi Yanagida) is a former
sumo wrestler from
Ōnejime,
Kagoshima
, abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern wor ...
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Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1956 and reached the
top division in May 1963. His highest rank was ''
maegashira
, 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 o ...
'' 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an
elder in the
Japan Sumo Association
The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling (called ''Ōzumō'', 大相撲) in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). '' Rikishi'' (active ...
under the name Kabutoyama, coaching at Izutsu stable. In 1989 he branched out from Izutsu and started up
Kabutoyama stable, which he ran until it folded in December 2002. He became a coach at
Minato stable, and worked there until he reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age of 65.
Career record
*''The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.''
See also
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List of past sumo wrestlers
This is a list of prominent past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned ...
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List of sumo tournament second division champions
This is a list of wrestlers who have won the sumo second division ''jūryō'' championship since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.
The wrestler who has won the ...
References
1940 births
Living people
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Kagoshima Prefecture
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