Tochifuji Katsutake Explained

Native Name:栃富士 勝健
Tochifuji Katsutake
Birth Name:Haruo Kogure
Birth Date:8 June 1946
Birth Place:Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan
Weight:141kg (311lb)
Heya:Kasugano
Record:461-434-18
Debut:May, 1961
Highestrank:Maegashira 3 (May, 1971)
Retireddate:September, 1974
Eldername:Yamawake
Yushos:2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
Goldstars:2 (Kashiwado, Taihō)
Update:June 2020

Tochifuji Katsutake (born Haruo Kogure; June 8, 1946 – April 28, 2003) was a sumo wrestler from Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1961, and reached the top division in September 1968. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Yamawake. He coached at Kasugano-beya until 1990, when he joined Tamanoi-oyakata, who branched out to form Tamanoi-beya. He died on April 28, 2003, due to a myocardial infarction[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tochifuji Katsutake Kabu History . Sumo Reference . 2012-09-15.
  2. Web site: List of Changes . The Oyakata Gallery . 2012-09-15.