Asasegawa Takeya (born 4 May 1942 as Kenji Kameyama, died 22 September 2017) was a
sumo
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wrestler from
Naniwa-ku, Osaka
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General information
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,
Japan
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. He made his professional debut in May 1957 and reached the
top division in March 1964. His highest rank was ''
maegashira'' 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an
elder
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Elder or elders may refer to:
Positions Administrative
* Elder (administrative title), a position of authority
Cultural
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in the
Japan Sumo Association under the name Urakaze. He left the Association in January 1975.
Career record
*''The Nagoya tournament was first held in 1958.''
See also
*
Glossary of sumo terms
*
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 ...
*
List of sumo tournament second division champions
References
1942 births
2017 deaths
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Osaka Prefecture
People from Kawachinagano
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