201:, and joined his sumo club. In his third year he decided to enter Dewanoumi stable. He made his professional debut in March 1983, fighting under his family name of Miyata. Unhappy with his lack of progress he ran away from the stable in December 1983. He was eventually persuaded to return by his father, who was being treated for cancer. Miyata had not had his retirement papers handed in or had his
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was changed to Ryūkōzan. He came through with a 9–6 record in his jūryō debut, and in the following tournament took the championship with a 10–5 record, defeating
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at every stable. On 4 July 2019 his former stablemate
Oginohana, now Dewanoumi Oyakata, collapsed at a training session whilst supervising
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instead of the rank being left blank as would normally be the case with a deceased wrestler, to honour him. Following his death the
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Ryūkōzan died of a heart attack in training on
February 2, 1990, whilst preparing for the next tournament, making him the first
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wrestlers. It was diagnosed as variant angina and he was saved by the availability of an automated external defibrillator.
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261:. Both Ryūkōzan and Oginohana came through with winning records in their top division debuts in January 1990.
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in 1971. He was 22 years old. As his rank for the following tournament would have been his highest ever at
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with a perfect 7–0 record in the next tournament in
November 1984. He rose steadily up the
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in a three-way playoff. In the next tournament an 11–4 record saw him promoted to the top
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cut off, so despite missing four straight tournaments he was able to resume his career in
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He was persuaded to give sumo a try while at junior high school, by an acquaintance of
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5. He died of a heart attack after only one tournament in the top division.
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167:. He made his professional debut in March 1983, and reached the top
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317:(left hand outside, right hand inside) grip on his opponent's
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checks for all wrestlers and required installation of
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Ryukozan was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who preferred a
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1084:List of sumo tournament second division champions
151:(June 23, 1967 – February 2, 1990), was a
330:was a straightforward yorikiri, or force out.
257:division, alongside his friend and stablemate
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283:5, his name was included on the March 1990
1134:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 16 July 2019
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227:and in May 1989 earned promotion to the
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1154:"Ryūkōzan Kazuto Rikishi Information"
78:160 kg (350 lb; 25 st)
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1206:Sumo wrestlers who died while active
14:
1196:Sumo people from Osaka Prefecture
299:automated external defibrillators
70:1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
1201:Sportspeople from Sakai, Osaka
233:division with a 6–1 record at
211:in September 1984. He won the
1:
237:5. To mark his promotion his
137:* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.
1079:List of past sumo wrestlers
900:West Maegashira #10
275:to die whilst active since
197:wrestler Banshuyama of the
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983:=Outstanding performance;
911:East Maegashira #5
825:East Makushita #13
796:East Makushita #10
785:East Makushita #16
763:West Makushita #11
734:West Makushita #11
723:West Makushita #21
712:West Makushita #16
701:East Makushita #24
690:East Makushita #33
679:West Makushita #24
661:East Makushita #52
639:West Makushita #53
517:West Jonokuchi #38
485:West Jonokuchi #34
436:West Jonokuchi #22
425:West Jonokuchi #19
119:Maegashira 5 (March, 1990)
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847:East Makushita #5
836:East Makushita #9
807:East Makushita #7
774:East Makushita #7
752:West Makushita #7
628:West Sandanme #32
617:East Sandanme #87
606:West Sandanme #55
590:West Sandanme #40
579:West Sandanme #29
568:West Sandanme #62
557:West Sandanme #81
474:West Jonidan #127
458:East Jonidan #127
447:East Jonokuchi #3
217:division championship or
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650:East Sandanme #7
546:West Jonidan #19
535:East Jonidan #55
324:His most common winning
1191:Japanese sumo wrestlers
1106:Sharnoff, Lora (1993).
177:. His highest rank was
1074:Glossary of sumo terms
947:Top division runner-up
858:West Jūryō #13
291:Japan Sumo Association
943:Top division champion
882:West Jūryō #2
869:East Jūryō #9
488:Sat out due to injury
477:Sat out due to injury
293:introduced mandatory
1132:"AEDに救われた命"稽古"のたまもの"
939:wins–losses–absences
31:Personal information
873:10–5–PP
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50:Sakai, Osaka, Japan
975:=Fighting spirit;
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959:Non-participation
778:3–3–1
610:2–1–4
491:0–0–7
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149:Kazuto Miyata
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131:1 (Jonokuchi)
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39:Kazuto Miyata
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1158:. Retrieved
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1136:. Retrieved
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1042:ranks:
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362:Haru basho,
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116:Highest rank
60:(1990-02-02)
1186:1990 deaths
1181:1967 births
1013:Divisions:
392:Aki basho,
111:March, 1983
1175:Categories
1160:2012-09-09
1108:Grand Sumo
1090:References
1060:Maegashira
886:11–4
504:Banzukegai
497:Banzukegai
315:migi-yotsu
281:maegashira
180:maegashira
103:170-109-34
44:1967-06-23
1035:Jonokuchi
1023:Makushita
904:9–6
862:9–6
851:6–1
840:4–3
829:4–3
811:3–4
800:4–3
789:4–3
767:4–3
756:3–4
738:4–3
727:5–2
716:3–4
705:4–3
694:4–3
683:3–4
665:6–1
654:4–3
643:3–4
632:6–1
621:6–1
594:3–4
583:3–4
572:5–2
561:4–3
550:5–2
539:5–2
521:7–0
462:3–4
451:4–3
440:4–3
429:3–4
389:September
303:jonokuchi
277:Tamanoumi
259:Oginohana
245:Ishinriki
235:makushita
225:divisions
214:jonokuchi
194:makushita
175:Oginohana
129:1 (Jūryō)
94:Dewanoumi
1068:See also
1058:—
1056:Komusubi
1054:—
1052:Sekiwake
1050:—
1046:—
1044:Yokozuna
1040:Makuuchi
1033:—
1029:—
1027:Sandanme
1025:—
1021:—
1017:—
1015:Makuuchi
1001:Kinboshi
875:Champion
523:Champion
399:November
327:kimarite
272:sekitori
254:makuuchi
249:Daitetsu
203:top knot
170:makuuchi
1138:18 July
1031:Jonidan
1009:Playoff
951:Retired
919:–
915:Retired
511:Maezumo
419:Maezumo
404:Fukuoka
349:January
320:mawashi
286:banzuke
240:shikona
208:maezumo
147:, born
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384:Nagoya
187:Career
100:Record
89:Stable
83:Career
75:Weight
67:Height
25:龍興山 一人
1048:Ōzeki
1019:Jūryō
967:key:
394:Tokyo
374:Tokyo
364:Osaka
359:March
354:Tokyo
265:Death
230:jūryō
220:yusho
165:Japan
161:Osaka
157:Sakai
108:Debut
1140:2019
1112:ISBN
895:1990
820:1989
747:1988
674:1987
602:1986
531:1985
470:1984
411:1983
379:July
345:Year
247:and
153:sumo
55:Died
36:Born
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369:May
295:ECG
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