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Ozawa played volleyball at junior high school and was also a
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1503:"Asanosho Hajime Rikishi Information"
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1564:Sumo people from Kanagawa Prefecture
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156:* Up to date as of June 25, 2020.
66:1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
298:Asanosho never managed to win a
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1457:List of past sumo wrestlers
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1151:East Maegashira #10
1089:East Maegashira #13
1078:West Maegashira #14
1067:West Maegashira #13
1049:West Maegashira #10
1038:West Maegashira #13
1027:East Maegashira #12
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888:East Maegashira #10
855:West Maegashira #11
826:East Maegashira #12
815:East Maegashira #13
793:East Maegashira #11
782:East Maegashira #16
383:system, using his fighting
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1268:East Makushita #26
1257:East Makushita #30
1246:West Makushita #44
1235:East Makushita #53
1213:West Makushita #57
1195:East Makushita #17
1140:West Maegashira #8
1122:West Maegashira #3
1111:West Maegashira #2
1100:West Maegashira #8
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954:East Maegashira #7
943:East Maegashira #3
928:West Maegashira #2
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899:West Maegashira #4
877:West Maegashira #7
866:East Maegashira #5
844:West Maegashira #7
804:East Maegashira #8
680:West Makushita #18
669:West Makushita #12
658:West Makushita #12
596:West Makushita #18
585:East Makushita #27
574:West Makushita #48
166:(born 23 December 1969 as
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1184:West Makushita #6
709:West Makushita #5
698:West Makushita #9
625:West Makushita #2
607:West Makushita #9
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295:division in March 1995.
58:Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
1554:Japanese sumo wrestlers
1477:"Who's who - Asanosho"
1452:Glossary of sumo terms
1325:Top division runner-up
731:East Jūryō #11
720:East Jūryō #13
636:West Jūryō #12
377:Japan Sumo Association
224:Japan Sumo Association
16:Japanese sumo wrestler
1321:Top division champion
1271:Sat out due to injury
1216:Sat out due to injury
1173:West Jūryō #5
979:Sat out due to injury
771:East Jūryō #1
753:West Jūryō #3
742:West Jūryō #7
661:Sat out due to injury
647:East Jūryō #9
442:When fighting on the
267:division. He reached
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561:Makushita tsukedashi
349:Retirement from sumo
258:makushita tsukedashi
36:Personal information
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1483:on 18 February 2013
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112:Highest rank
44:Hajime Ozuka
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1544:1969 births
1509:4 September
1487:4 September
1391:Divisions:
532:Aki basho,
468:hataki-komi
464:tsuki-dashi
411:company in
107:March, 1992
1538:Categories
1463:References
1438:Maegashira
1166:4–11
1126:4–11
947:5–10
903:5–10
808:5–10
460:oshi-dashi
393:Fukunohana
327:maegashira
321:defeating
311:maegashira
236:shotputter
197:maegashira
142:Gold Stars
135:retirement
129:Elder name
99:332-335-73
49:1969-12-23
1413:Jonokuchi
1401:Makushita
1261:4–3
1250:5–2
1239:4–3
1228:6–1
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567:4–3
529:September
409:logistics
405:Yōtsukasa
389:Asanowaka
361:makushita
343:makushita
264:makushita
90:Wakamatsu
1446:See also
1436:—
1434:Komusubi
1432:—
1430:Sekiwake
1428:—
1424:—
1422:Yokozuna
1418:Makuuchi
1411:—
1407:—
1405:Sandanme
1403:—
1399:—
1395:—
1393:Makuuchi
1379:Kinboshi
563: #60
539:November
455:kimarite
433:tsuppari
423:status.
401:Ōtsukasa
397:Wakatoba
356:sandanme
335:makuuchi
331:makuuchi
317:yokozuna
305:san'yaku
292:makuuchi
270:sekitori
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373:stock
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188:Japan
104:Debut
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