Kotonishiki Noboru Explained

Kotonishiki Noboru
Native Name:琴錦 登
Birth Name:Noboru Fujimura
Birth Date:7 March 1922
Birth Place:Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan
Height:177frac=2NaNfrac=2
Weight:1200NaN0
Heya:Nishonoseki
Record:258-256-23
Debut:January 1938
Retireddate:May 1955
Eldername:Sadogatake
Highestrank:Komusubi
Yushos:1 (Jonidan)
Prizes:1 (Fighting Spirit)
Goldstars:7
Update:June 2020

Kotonishiki Noboru (March 7, 1922 – July 14, 1974, born Noboru Fujimura) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He was runner-up in the January 1949 tournament and earned seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. After his retirement in 1955 he founded the Sadogatake stable and produced yokozuna Kotozakura among others. He ran the stable until his death in 1974.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 53rd Yokozuna Kotozakura Masakatsu / Sadogatake Yoshikane. Kuroda. Joe. October 2005. Sumo Fan Magazine. 12 April 2017.