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who had come as part of a regional sumo exhibition, the future
Saganohana joined the now defunct Kumegawa stable and first entered the ring in May of that same year. He would later join Tamanishiki's Nishonoseki stable.
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Through the end of World War II and the aftermath, Saganohana was one of the mainstays of sumo. Unusually, in the Autumn 1948 tournament, after the necessary playoff to determine the top division championship between
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who retired at only 28 to marry
Saganohana's daughter and take over, though the daughter backed out of the marriage and Saganohana's wife was obliged to adopt Kongō as her foster son. Daikirin left to form his own
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Kōzuzan, which
Saganohana won. This was the only time before or since that such a playoff was allowed in sumo history. In the Summer 1949 tournament, even though he only had a 7–8 record, he defeated all four
249:. He was however, left at the same rank for the following tournament, but this allowed him another chance to distinguish himself, as he managed an improved 9–6 record and also had his second
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he was finally demoted. He struggled on for two more tournaments, but upon inheriting
Tamanishiki's elder name, he retired before the Spring 1952 tournament to take over management of
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acquiring the
Kataonami elder name and breaking off to start his own stable. Saganohana died in 1975, and troubles for his stable only continued, as his apparent successor, the former
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due to his performance, but he had already left for a regional exhibition and was informed of his promotion while attending a memorial service for former
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for the Summer 1942 tournament. An impressive 11–4 record at this rank allowed his immediate promotion to
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for the following Spring 1944 tournament, he excelled, posting a 13–2 record and taking his one and only
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339:, the first achievement of its like in history. In the Summer 1951 tournament, after seven years as an
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in the Summer 1939 tournament, and continued to find success. He would defeat then
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Nishonoseki stable had great success under his management, producing the eventual
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Minanogawa. This convincing record finally accorded him promotion to the lowest
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for the next tournament. He would post two more winning record tournaments at
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who held the record for most championships in sumo history for many decades,
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Starting in 1962, the stable would suffer from upheaval beginning with
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1 and it was expected he would be promoted to the titled ranks, called
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237:. In the Spring 1941 tournament, he received an 8–7 record at
182:(5 December 1917 – 28 March 1975) was a professional
1128:=Technique Also shown:
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18:
1221:List of sumo tournament top division champions
8:
26:
15:
1291:"Saganohana Katsumi Rikishi Information"
418:
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216:He first made it to the top division
7:
14:
74:1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
1318:Sumo people from Saga Prefecture
194:, Japan. His highest rank was
1:
172:* Up to date as of June 2020.
231:twice for two gold stars or
1216:List of past sumo wrestlers
1054:West Maegashira #10
655:East Maegashira #13
623:West Maegashira #14
1344:
1120:=Outstanding performance;
1038:East Maegashira #2
712:East Maegashira #1
691:West Maegashira #1
680:West Maegashira #1
644:East Maegashira #6
548:East Makushita #23
527:East Makushita #20
208:In 1934, with the help of
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559:West Makushita #6
516:East Sandanme #12
484:East Jonokuchi #5
170:
82:128 kg (282 lb)
25:
1078:
495:East Jonidan #13
1265:Sharnoff, Lora (1993).
1211:Glossary of sumo terms
1084:Top division runner-up
580:East Jūryō #11
312:
54:Saga City, Saga, Japan
1080:Top division champion
1016:West Ōzeki #2
989:West Ōzeki #2
962:East Ōzeki #2
917:6–4–1draw
860:West Ōzeki #2
612:West Jūryō #6
591:East Jūryō #3
383:and most notably the
311:
1076:wins–losses–absences
35:Personal information
421:
288:He was promoted to
1112:=Fighting spirit;
1062:0–0–15
419:
345:Nishonoseki stable
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180:Saganohana Katsumi
21:Saganohana Katsumi
1202:
1201:
1096:Non-participation
1042:1–8–6
1027:West Sekiwake
806:0–3–7
791:East Sekiwake
780:West Komusubi
763:7–6–2
759:East Sekiwake
748:West Sekiwake
727:East Komusubi
396:Tamanoumi Daitarō
374:Tamanoumi Daitarō
186:wrestler born as
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124:Ōzeki (May, 1945)
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409:Oshiogawa stable
253:victory against
188:Katsumi Kitamura
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108:263-189-30-1draw
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52:December 5, 1917
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43:Katsumi Kitamura
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1226:List of ōzeki
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415:Career record
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1295:. Retrieved
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1249:. Retrieved
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1179:ranks:
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431:Haru basho,
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360:Wakanohana I
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152:1 (Makuuchi)
121:Highest rank
64:(1975-03-28)
1328:1975 deaths
1323:1917 births
1150:Divisions:
451:Aki basho,
299:Tamanishiki
210:Tamanishiki
204:Sumo career
142:Nishonoseki
99:Nishonoseki
1312:Categories
1297:2013-07-10
1267:Grand Sumo
1251:2013-07-10
1232:References
1197:Maegashira
1031:4–11
1004:4–11
966:10–5
864:10–3
784:13–2
731:11–4
659:10–5
648:4–11
616:10–3
584:10–3
420:Saganohana
367:Kotogahama
332:maegashira
240:maegashira
229:Minanogawa
164:Minanogawa
158:Gold Stars
138:Elder name
48:1917-12-05
1172:Jonokuchi
1160:Makushita
1020:7–8
993:9–6
982:9–6
955:7–8
944:9–4
928:9–2
896:7–4
885:6–4
838:4–6
827:4–3
795:7–3
752:8–7
716:9–6
695:9–6
684:8–7
627:8–7
595:6–7
563:9–4
552:8–3
531:5–6
520:5–1
499:5–1
488:5–1
328:Masuiyama
321:Azumafuji
192:Saga City
116:May, 1934
97:Kumegawa→
1205:See also
1195:—
1193:Komusubi
1191:—
1189:Sekiwake
1187:—
1183:—
1181:Yokozuna
1177:Makuuchi
1170:—
1166:—
1164:Sandanme
1162:—
1158:—
1154:—
1152:Makuuchi
1138:Kinboshi
908:Not held
876:Not held
855:Not held
850:Not held
818:Not held
770:Not held
738:Not held
702:Not held
670:Not held
634:Not held
602:Not held
570:Not held
538:Not held
506:Not held
474:Not held
400:Daikirin
385:yokozuna
381:Daikirin
371:sekiwake
357:yokozuna
337:yokozuna
325:sekiwake
296:yokozuna
283:makuuchi
279:komusubi
275:sekiwake
270:sekiwake
264:komusubi
261:rank of
259:san'yaku
255:yokozuna
251:kinboshi
246:san'yaku
234:kinboshi
225:yokozuna
219:makuuchi
1168:Jonidan
1146:Playoff
1088:Retired
1058:Retired
468:Maezumo
129:Retired
19:佐賀ノ花 勝巳
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1102:Sanshō
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448:Autumn
438:Summer
428:Spring
105:Record
93:Stable
87:Career
79:Weight
71:Height
1185:Ōzeki
1156:Jūryō
1104:key:
453:Tokyo
443:Tokyo
433:Tokyo
404:Kongō
389:Taihō
378:ōzeki
364:ōzeki
341:ōzeki
318:ōzeki
303:ōzeki
291:ōzeki
197:ōzeki
113:Debut
1271:ISBN
1050:1952
1012:1951
974:1950
936:1949
904:1948
872:1947
846:1946
814:1945
776:1944
744:1943
708:1942
676:1941
640:1940
608:1939
576:1938
544:1937
512:1936
480:1935
460:1934
323:and
184:sumo
59:Died
40:Born
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190:in
162:2 (
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