Oikawa Teruhisa (born 11 January 1936 as Kotsugu Oikawa) is a former
sumo
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wrestler from
Maesawa,
Iwate,
Japan
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. He made his professional debut in January 1952 and reached the
top division in September 1957. 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 on ...
'' 10. He retired from active competition in May 1962.
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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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 mo ...
References
1936 births
Living people
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Iwate Prefecture
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