Kanenohana Takeo (born 11 October 1936 as Takeo Kanai) is a former
sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...
wrestler from
Yokohama
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,
Kanagawa,
Japan
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. He made his professional debut in May 1952 and reached the
top division in March 1958. His highest rank was ''
komusubi''. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in September 1967.
Pre-modern career record
*''In 1953 the New Year tournament was begun and the Spring tournament began to be held in Osaka.''
Modern career record
*''Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.''
See also
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Glossary of sumo terms
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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
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List of komusubi
References
1936 births
Living people
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Kanagawa Prefecture
Komusubi
People from Yokohama
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