Dairyū Tadahiro (born 30 September 1960 as Tadahiro Nagamoto) 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
Osaka
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,
Japan
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. He made his professional debut in May 1976, but never reached the
top division. His highest rank was ''
jūryō
Professional sumo as administered by the Japan Sumo Association is divided into six ranked divisions. Wrestlers are promoted and demoted within and between these divisions based on the merit of their win–loss records in official tournaments. Fo ...
'' 4, which he reached in January 1990. He retired in July 1997 and 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 assumed the role of head coach of
Ōtake stable
is a heya (sumo), stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables.
History
The stable was established in 1971 as Taihō stable by the 48th Yokozuna (sumo), ''yokozuna'' Taihō Kōki upon his retirement from wrestling. The st ...
in July 2010, shortly after former head coach (ex-''
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 ...
'')
Takatōriki was fired by the Sumo Association for betting illegally on baseball.
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 sumo elders
This is a list of toshiyori, elders of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA). More accurately called "elder stock" or ''toshiyori kabu,'' these names are a finite number of licenses that can be passed on, and are strictly controlled by the JSA. They all ...
References
1960 births
Living people
Japanese sumo wrestlers
People from Nishinari, Osaka
Sportspeople from Osaka
Sumo people from Osaka Prefecture
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