Tokitsunada Hironori (born Hironori Yoshioka; 2 August 1969 – 14 February 2019) was a
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
Waki,
Tokushima
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...
,
Japan
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. He made his professional debut in March 1985, and reached the
top division in May 1992. 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 ...
'' 4. He retired in September 1999 and remained in the
Sumo Association
The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling (called ''Ōzumō'', 大相撲) in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japanese Ministry of Education, Cultu ...
as ''
jun-toshiyori''. He had to leave the Sumo Association in September 2001, having failed to acquire a permanent ''toshiyori''.
He was the first ''jun-toshiyori'' wrestler to be forced to leave sumo in this way.
However he later worked in a private capacity as a coach at
Arashio stable
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze '' ichimon'' or group of stables. It was set up in June 2002 by former ''komusubi'' Ōyutaka, who branched off from Tokitsukaze stable. At the end of 2009 the stable produced its first ''s ...
. He also ran a
chanko
is a Japanese cuisine, Japanese stew (a type of nabemono or one-pot dish) commonly eaten in vast quantity by sumo wrestlers as part of a weight-gain diet.
Ingredients and consumption
The dish contains a ''dashi'' or chicken broth soup base ...
restaurant named Tokitsunada in Tokyo.
He died of heart failure in February 2019 at the age of 49.
Career record
See also
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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 ...
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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 ...
References
External links
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1969 births
2019 deaths
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Tokushima Prefecture
Place of death missing
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