Matsunobori Shigeo (20 July 1924 – 21 April 1986) was a

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wrestler from

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. He fought for the now defunct Ōyama stable, joining in 1941. He reached the top ''

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'' division in 1951 and made the second highest '' ōzeki'' rank (alongside Wakanohana) in 1956, after finishing as a runner-up to

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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 '' elder'' of the

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he became the head of Ōyama stable in January 1962 upon the death of his old stablemaster, ex-''sekiwake'' Takanobori. He produced one ''

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'', the ''

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, 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 record

*''The New Year tournament began and the Spring tournament returned to Osaka in 1953.''

Modern top division record

*''Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.''

References

1924 births 1986 deaths Japanese sumo wrestlers People from Matsudo Sumo people from Chiba Prefecture Ōzeki {{sumo-bio-stub

Pre-modern top division record

Modern top division record

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