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Wakachichibu Komei (real name Komei Kato, 16 March 1939 – 17 September 2014) was a sumo wrestler from Chichibu, Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1954 and reached the top division in September 1958. His highest rank was ''
sekiwake , 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 o ...
''. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the
Japan 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 Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). '' Rikishi'' (active ...
, under the name Tokiwayama. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in March 2004.


Career record

*''The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.''


See also

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Glossary of sumo terms The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. A B C D E F G H ...
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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 top division runners-up The table below lists the runners up ('' jun-yusho'') in the top '' makuuchi'' division at official sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a '' rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring ...
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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 ...
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List of sekiwake This is a list of all sumo wrestlers whose pinnacle in the sport has been the third highest rank of ''sekiwake'' 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 act ...


References

1939 births 2014 deaths Japanese sumo wrestlers Sumo people from Saitama Prefecture Sekiwake {{sumo-bio-stub