Tochiisami Yoshiharu Explained

Native Name:栃勇 義治
Tochiisami Yoshiharu
Birth Name:Tetsuo Abe
Birth Date:1947 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Inakadate, Aomori, Japan
Weight:109kg (240lb)
Heya:Kasugano
Record:607-590-23
Debut:March, 1963
Highestrank:Maegashira 7 (July, 1970)
Eldername:Iwatomto
Retireddate:November, 1979
Yushos:1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
Update:June 2020

Tochiisami Yoshiharu (born 2 October 1947 as Tetsuo Abe) is a former sumo wrestler from Inakadate, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1963, and reached the top division in July 1969. His highest rank was maegashira 7. He retired in November 1979 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Iwatomo.[1] He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in October 2012. The Iwatomo name is now owned by former maegashira Kimurayama, also of the Kasugano stable.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oyakata (Coaches). Nihon Sumo Kyokai. 2012-09-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120911181534/http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/kyokai_in/oyakata/oyakata.html. 2012-09-11.