Takahiko Maruyama (born 14 November 1946) is a former
sumo
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wrestler from
Katsuyama,
Fukuoka
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Japan
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. His highest rank was ''
maegashira
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'' 13. He made his professional debut in May 1962 and reached the
top division in May 1973. He had been injured during the previous tournament, withdrawing on Day 13 a day after getting his ''
kachi-koshi
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kosho seido
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'' status for the next tournament, meaning he could miss it without effect on his rank. This made him not only the first wrestler ever to be awarded ''kosho'' status but also the first to obtain it in his top division debut. He entered the following tournament in July but scored only four wins against eleven losses and was demoted. He had one more tournament in ''makuuchi'' nearly three years later, in January 1976. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in September 1976.
Career record
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List of past sumo wrestlers
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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.
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References
1946 births
Living people
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Fukuoka Prefecture
Sumo wrestlers who use their birth name
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