Takanomine Akihiko
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Takanomine Akihiko (born 23 January 1959 as Akihiko Okazaki) 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 Mizumaki,
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. He made his professional debut in September 1974 and reached the top division in May 1989. His highest rank was '' maegashira'' 12. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in May 1991.


Career record


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 ...


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1959 births Living people Japanese sumo wrestlers Sumo people from Fukuoka Prefecture {{Japan-wrestling-bio-stub