Kyokugōzan Kazuyasu (born 18 September 1968 as Taizan Kimura) is a former
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
Ichikawa,
Chiba
Chiba may refer to:
Places China
* (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei
Japan
* Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture
** Chiba Station, a train station
* Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on ...
,
Japan
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. He made his professional debut in March 1984, and reached the
top division in November 1989. His highest rank was ''
maegashira'' 9. He left the sumo world upon retirement in September 1996.
Career record
See also
*
Glossary of sumo terms
*
List of past sumo wrestlers
*
List of sumo tournament second division champions
References
1968 births
Living people
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Chiba Prefecture
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