Native Name: | 淺瀬川 健次 |
Asasegawa Takeya | |
Birth Name: | Kenji Kameyama |
Birth Date: | 1942 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan |
Weight: | 139kg (306lb) |
Heya: | Araiso → Isegahama |
Record: | 493-471-19 |
Debut: | May, 1957 |
Highestrank: | Maegashira 1 (January, 1965) |
Retireddate: | May, 1971 |
Eldername: | Urakaze |
Yushos: | 2 (Jūryō) 2 (Makushita) |
Prizes: | Technique (1) |
Goldstars: | 4 Kashiwado (2) Sadanoyama Taihō |
Update: | June 2020 |
Asasegawa Takeya (born 4 May 1942 as Kenji Kameyama, died 22 September 2017) was a sumo wrestler from Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1957 and reached the top division in March 1964. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Urakaze. He left the Association in January 1975.[1]