Daigō Kenshi (born 23 May 1952 as Noburu Itakura) 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 th ...

wrestler from Yamamoto, Akita,

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. He began his professional debut in May 1966 and reached the top division in November 1975. 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 ...

'' 11. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the

Japan Sumo Association The , officially the ; sometimes abbreviated JSA or NSK, and more usually called Sumo Kyōkai, is the governing body that operates and controls Professional sports, professional sumo wrestling, called , in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Min ...

. He was forced to leave the Sumo Association in September 1988, as the Kitajin elder name he was using was needed by the retiring ''

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. This is the o ...

'' Kirinji.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daigo, Kenshi 1952 births Living people Japanese sumo wrestlers Sumo people from Akita Prefecture

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