Niigiyama Tadashi (born Tadashi Nagano; January 5, 1940 - September 5, 1986) was a
sumo wrestler from
Gifu,
Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1955, and reached the
top division in March 1961. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in May 1963.
Career record
*''The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.''
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 ...
References
1940 births
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Gifu Prefecture
1986 deaths
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