Kotonishiki Noboru (March 7, 1922 – July 14, 1974, born Noboru Fujimura) was a
sumo wrestler and coach from
Kanonji, Kagawa
270px, Kan'onji City Hall
270px, Aerial view of Kan'onji city center
is a city located in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,921 in 25510 households and a population density of 490 persons per km². The total ...
, Japan. His highest rank was ''
komusubi
, 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.
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''. He was runner-up in the January 1949 tournament and earned seven
gold stars for defeating ''
yokozuna
, 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.
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''. After his retirement in 1955 he founded the
Sadogatake stable
is a 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'' Kotozakura took over the running of t ...
and produced ''yokozuna''
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'', ...
among others. He ran the stable until his death in 1974.
Career record
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 komusubi
This is a list of all sumo wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the fourth highest rank of ''komusubi'' and who held the rank in the modern era of sumo since the 1927 merger of the Tokyo and Osaka organizations. There are usually two ac ...
References
1922 births
1974 deaths
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Komusubi
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