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for the rest of his career, and was ranked there for 34 tournaments, eighth on the all-time list. He was runner-up on five more occasions, but never won a top division championship. He was perhaps unlucky to be fighting in the same era as the dominant Taihō, whom he was able to beat only four times
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Although he never won a top division tournament championship he was a runner-up on eight occasions. Before wrestling professionally he was an amateur champion at
Tonodai University and he was the first former collegiate competitor to reach the
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402:(losing scores) in a row, managing only a poor 4–11 record in September. He announced his retirement at the end of that tournament at the age of 31.
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rank in May 1962 but fell just short with seven wins. However, after a fine 12–3 score in
September he was elevated straight to
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Yutakayama took on the Tokitsukaze name in 1969. Over the years he produced a number of top division wrestlers such as
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458:. He remained in charge until February 2002. Later that year he handed control of Tokitsukaze stable over to former
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Yutakayama upon his entry to the top division in January 1962 and was a runner-up to
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or championship with a perfect 15–0 score in
November 1961 he was promoted to the top
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in his debut tournament with a score of 12–3, also receiving the
Fighting Spirit
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and left the Sumo
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in 32 meetings. There were a number of other strong
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1318:List of sumo tournament second division champions
240:rank. After retirement he was head coach of the
1313:List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
282:. Due to his amateur achievements he was given
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410:Yutakayama remained in the sumo world as an
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487:(overarm throw). His most common winning
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1370:"Yutakayama Katsuo Rikishi Information"
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1449:Tokyo University of Agriculture alumni
1406:Chairman of the Japan Sumo Association
473:Yutakayama's favoured techniques were
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1454:Sumo people from Niigata Prefecture
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266:Tokyo University of Agriculture
288:status and began in the third
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202:* Up to date as of June 2020.
1323:List of past sumo wrestlers
182:Outstanding Performance (3)
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1217:=Outstanding performance;
707:West Maegashira #2
692:West Maegashira #1
670:East Maegashira #3
655:East Maegashira #9
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615:East Makushita #1
604:East Makushita #7
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101:137 kg (302 lb)
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748:East Sekiwake #1
725:East Sekiwake #1
681:West Komusubi #2
396:in May, he then had two
380:around as well, such as
212:(born 18 August 1937 as
1444:Japanese sumo wrestlers
371:Yutakayama remained at
228:. His highest rank was
79:1.89 m (6 ft
39:Yutakayama (right) and
1308:Glossary of sumo terms
1181:Top division runner-up
626:West Jūryō #14
250:Japan Sumo Association
1177:Top division champion
1154:West Ōzeki #2
1143:West Ōzeki #1
1132:West Ōzeki #1
1121:West Ōzeki #2
1110:West Ōzeki #1
1094:West Ōzeki #2
1083:East Ōzeki #1
1072:West Ōzeki #2
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968:East Ōzeki #1
952:East Ōzeki #2
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908:West Ōzeki #1
897:West Ōzeki #1
881:West Ōzeki #1
870:East Ōzeki #1
859:West Ōzeki #2
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777:West Ōzeki #2
766:West Ōzeki #1
637:West Jūryō #7
1416:Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
1399:Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
1348:"Wins of Yutakayama"
1173:wins–losses–absences
591:Makushita tsukedashi
440:Yutakayama Hiromitsu
406:Retirement from sumo
285:makushita tsukedashi
272:, run by the former
49:Personal information
1391:Sporting positions
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180:Fighting Spirit (4)
142:Ōzeki (March, 1963)
1209:=Fighting spirit;
510:Yutakayama Katsuo
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270:Tokitsukaze stable
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1372:. Sumo Reference
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1328:List of ōzeki
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1374:. Retrieved
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1352:. Retrieved
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1276:ranks:
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533:Haru basho,
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139:Highest rank
41:Mieko Hirota
15:
1434:1937 births
1354:15 November
1247:Divisions:
563:Aki basho,
499:tsuri dashi
444:Tokitsunada
394:Tamanoshima
366:Tochinoshin
160:Nishikijima
134:March, 1961
117:Tokitsukaze
1428:Categories
1410:1998–2002
1334:References
1294:Maegashira
1162:4–11
1136:10–5
1125:12–3
1098:10–5
1076:10–5
1054:5–10
983:10–5
972:10–5
945:5–10
934:10–5
923:11–4
912:11–4
885:10–5
874:11–4
863:13–2
841:10–5
803:13–2
792:10–5
781:13–2
752:13–2
729:12–3
711:12–3
659:12–3
641:15–0
475:migi-yotsu
463:Futatsuryū
452:Tokitsuumi
420:Kagamisato
399:make-koshi
382:Sadanoyama
358:Hokuten'yū
336:. He made
316:division.
280:Futabayama
188:Gold Stars
156:Elder name
62:1937-08-18
1269:Jonokuchi
1257:Makushita
1147:7–8
1114:7–8
1087:6–9
1043:9–6
1027:9–6
1016:7–8
1005:8–7
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956:8–7
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852:9–6
830:8–7
814:9–6
770:7–8
696:7–8
685:7–8
674:9–6
630:9–6
619:6–1
608:5–2
597:5–2
589:East
560:September
495:yori kiri
485:uwatenage
456:Kitanoumi
386:Kashiwado
304:division
291:makushita
248:) of the
194:Kashiwado
170:1 (Jūryō)
126:413–245–8
93: in)
1302:See also
1292:—
1290:Komusubi
1288:—
1286:Sekiwake
1284:—
1280:—
1278:Yokozuna
1274:Makuuchi
1267:—
1263:—
1261:Sandanme
1259:—
1255:—
1251:—
1249:Makuuchi
1235:Kinboshi
643:Champion
593: #10
570:November
490:kimarite
460:komusubi
448:Aogiyama
416:yokozuna
390:Wakanami
378:yokozuna
345:sekiwake
339:komusubi
327:yokozuna
313:makuuchi
275:yokozuna
260:Born in
1376:25 July
1265:Jonidan
1243:Playoff
1185:Retired
1158:Retired
575:Fukuoka
520:January
480:mawashi
436:Ōyutaka
322:shikona
278:great
262:Shibata
246:rijichō
222:Niigata
147:Retired
88:⁄
43:in 1963
1199:Sanshō
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483:) and
428:Kurama
256:Career
123:Record
112:Stable
106:Career
98:Weight
76:Height
1459:Ōzeki
1282:Ōzeki
1253:Jūryō
1201:key:
565:Tokyo
545:Tokyo
535:Osaka
530:March
525:Tokyo
432:Ōshio
412:elder
373:ōzeki
354:ōzeki
350:ōzeki
334:prize
330:Taihō
307:yūshō
302:jūryō
297:jūryō
238:ōzeki
231:ōzeki
226:Japan
131:Debut
27:豊山 勝男
1378:2012
1356:2011
1106:1968
1035:1967
964:1966
893:1965
822:1964
744:1963
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