Tōryū Kenji (born 19 December 1958 as Kenji Tanaka) is a former
sumo wrestler from
Kakogawa,
Hyōgo,
Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1974, and reached the
top division in November 1979. 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.
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''. He retired in January 1990.
Career record
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 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
1958 births
Living people
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Hyōgo Prefecture
Sekiwake
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