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Tamaarashi Kōhei (born Kōhei Narita; August 1, 1941 – February 28, 1993) was a
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 Memuro,
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. He made his professional debut in September 1956, and reached the top division in July 1962. His highest rank was
maegashira , 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. This is the on ...
4. He left the sumo world upon retirement in July 1967.


Career record

*''The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.''


See also

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Glossary of sumo terms The following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. A B C D E F G H ...
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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 mo ...


References

1941 births Japanese sumo wrestlers Sumo people from Hokkaido 1993 deaths {{sumo-bio-stub