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or public injury system, whereby a wrestler injured in competition could sit out the next tournament without an effect on his rank. Fujinokawa did eventually manage to return to the top division in July 1972 but withdrew once again during the following tournament in
September 1972 and never fought
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training has made them more susceptible to injury. He stood down from the board in
February 2010. He was responsible for developing in 2011 questionnaires to assess the wrestlers' fighting spirit that are handed out to the public on tournament match days. On September 25, 2011, NHK's live sumo
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Association introduced the
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Katsunoura-
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after both had finished on 12–3). He was popular with sumo fans and was nicknamed "Ima-Ushiwaka", a reference to the
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in November 1965 with a perfect 7–0 record. He reached the
1626:"Sumo beya guide:The Tokitsukaze Group:Isenoumi beya"
1656:"Sumo wrestler Asashoryu punished over charity game"
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463:In March 2018 he was appointed as a
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77:1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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1688:. 9 February 2008. Archived from
1602:. Yomiuri Shimbun. Archived from
1598:Miki, Shuji (23 September 2017).
281:and took over as head coach of
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351:ranks for the first time, at
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200:* Up to date as of June 2020.
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1571:List of past sumo wrestlers
1404:East Maegashira #10
1393:East Maegashira #11
1045:East Maegashira #11
948:East Maegashira #13
210:(born 26 September 1946 as
166:Outstanding performance (1)
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1322:West Maegashira #9
1311:East Maegashira #2
1289:West Maegashira #2
1258:East Maegashira #4
1243:West Maegashira #3
1232:West Maegashira #2
1221:West Maegashira #1
1210:West Maegashira #6
1190:West Maegashira #2
1161:East Maegashira #5
1120:West Maegashira #2
1104:East Maegashira #4
1093:West Maegashira #4
1082:East Maegashira #1
1067:East Maegashira #5
1056:East Maegashira #3
1029:East Maegashira #2
1018:East Maegashira #5
975:East Maegashira #4
964:East Maegashira #6
864:West Makushita #10
842:West Makushita #22
831:East Makushita #19
804:East Makushita #16
793:West Makushita #18
782:West Makushita #27
771:East Makushita #25
760:East Makushita #43
749:East Makushita #74
733:East Makushita #95
722:West Makushita #82
711:West Makushita #73
700:West Makushita #70
689:East Makushita #74
569:East Jonokuchi #21
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853:East Makushita #7
820:West Makushita #7
678:East Sandanme #14
662:East Sandanme #44
651:West Sandanme #57
640:West Sandanme #44
629:East Sandanme #40
618:East Sandanme #75
607:West Sandanme #95
580:East Jonokuchi #9
299:division championship or
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85:108 kg (238 lb)
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1300:East Komusubi #1
1273:West Sekiwake #1
1179:West Komusubi #1
1150:West Komusubi #1
1135:West Komusubi #1
1007:West Komusubi #2
996:West Sekiwake #1
591:West Jonidan #25
69:Otofuke, Hokkaidō, Japan
1750:Japanese sumo wrestlers
1630:Japan Sumo Association
1566:Glossary of sumo terms
1439:Top division runner-up
1360:East Jūryō #11
893:West Jūryō #13
432:Japan Sumo Association
374:Minamoto no Yoshitsune
279:Japan Sumo Association
1435:Top division champion
1415:East Jūryō #6
1382:West Jūryō #1
1371:West Jūryō #5
1344:West Jūryō #7
1333:West Jūryō #3
937:East Jūryō #2
926:West Jūryō #9
915:East Jūryō #8
904:West Jūryō #7
1686:Agence France-Presse
1606:on 28 September 2017
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399:Retirement from sumo
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164:Fighting spirit (2)
126:Sekiwake (May 1967)
1467:=Fighting spirit;
1165:12–3–P
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416:Kashiwado Hidetake
328:Kashiwado Tsuyoshi
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1451:Non-participation
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444:Jun'ichi Yamamoto
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1690:the original
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1664:. Retrieved
1650:
1638:. Retrieved
1634:the original
1620:
1610:28 September
1608:. Retrieved
1604:the original
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1740:1946 births
1718:5 September
1505:Divisions:
533:Aki basho,
391:kosho seido
381:Yoshinohana
246:Tamanoshima
1734:Categories
1582:References
1552:Maegashira
1386:10–5
1375:10–5
1315:3–12
1304:5–10
1277:4–11
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1154:3–12
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1071:10–5
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1049:11–4
1033:3–12
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979:12–3
941:10–5
930:10–5
413:maegashira
189:Kitanofuji
181:Sadanoyama
174:Gold Stars
144:Katsunoura
140:Elder name
110:403-378-31
60:1946-09-26
18:Fujinokawa
1527:Jonokuchi
1515:Makushita
1423:0–0
1397:8–7
1364:8–7
1348:6–9
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644:3–4
633:3–4
622:5–2
611:4–3
595:5–2
584:5–2
573:3–4
530:September
449:kawaigari
436:Asashōryū
424:Tosanoumi
296:makushita
193:Tamanoumi
118:May, 1961
1760:Sekiwake
1560:See also
1550:—
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1538:—
1536:Yokozuna
1532:Makuuchi
1525:—
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1519:Sandanme
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1507:Makuuchi
1493:Kinboshi
881:Champion
540:November
471:status.
454:oyakata'
372:warrior
366:Kiyokuni
361:komusubi
354:sekiwake
341:won two
337:kinboshi
332:yokozuna
324:yokozuna
314:makuuchi
266:yokozuna
260:kinboshi
255:Kiyokuni
240:makuuchi
233:sekiwake
224:Hokkaido
101:Isenoumi
1523:Jonidan
1501:Playoff
1443:Retired
1419:Retired
563:Maezumo
545:Fukuoka
490:January
469:oyakata
465:hyōgiin
458:oyakata
395:again.
370:samurai
348:sanyaku
277:of the
220:Otofuke
131:Retired
1696:2 July
1666:2 July
1660:Yahoo!
1640:2 July
1457:Sanshō
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428:Ōikari
289:Career
107:Record
96:Stable
90:Career
82:Weight
74:Height
41:藤ノ川 武雄
1540:Ōzeki
1511:Jūryō
1459:key:
535:Tokyo
515:Tokyo
505:Osaka
500:March
495:Tokyo
405:elder
385:juryo
308:juryo
302:yusho
275:elder
251:ozeki
228:Japan
185:Taihō
115:Debut
1720:2012
1698:2008
1668:2008
1642:2008
1612:2017
1356:1972
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674:1963
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552:1961
520:July
486:Year
426:and
321:was
216:sumo
52:Born
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