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.