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| Date of Birth |
August 12th, 1963 |
| Place of Birth |
Mie prefecture |
| Heya |
Tatsunami |
| Debut |
March, 1979
(age - 15) |
| Yokozuna Promotion |
July, 1986
(age - 22) |
| Retired |
December, 1987
(age - 24) |
| Makunouchi Division Record |
197-87-16 |
Makunouchi Division
Championships |
0 |
Special
Prizes |
O-5, T-2 |
| Height |
199 cm |
| Weight |
157 kg |
| Oyakata Name |
left sumo upon retirement |
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1985 Kyushu Basho, 14th day
Kitao vs. Hoshi
(Kitao [Futahaguro] earns promotion to ozeki)
Futahaguro, still fighting under his family name of Kitao, got badly
beaten at the tachi-ai or initial charge by Hoshi. (later
to become the 61st yokozuna Hokutoumi) Hoshi got both hands
inside on his much taller opponent and drove him backwards. Kitao
was able to fight back, getting a left hand outside grip on the
mawashi. At the same time, he was able to wrap his right
arm around Hoshi's left, stalling his forward drive. Pulling in
with both arms, he then marched Hoshi back and out of the ring by
yorikiri (frontal force out). That marked the Tatsunami
beya giant's 12 win of the tournament, guaranteeing him promotion
to ozeki for the following Hatsu Basho.
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1996 Nagoya Basho, 15th and final day
Kitao vs. Chiyonofuji
(Kitao [Futahaguro] earns promotion to yokozuna)
Futahaguro, still fighting under his family name of Kitao, jumped
to the left at the tachi-ai or initial charge and immediately
got a left hand outside grip. Chiyonofuji started with a right hand
inside grip combined with a shallow left hand outside but quickly
shifted to a more advantageous double inside grip. In spite of the
yokozuna's better position, Kitao used his greater height
and strength to launch an attack that drove Chiyonofuji to the edge.
He tried to block Kitao's attack with a left handed shitatenage
(underarm throw) but his much larger opponent responded with his
own throw, winning the match by uwatenage (overarm throw).
That win put both rikishi at identical 14-1 records for the
tournament, forcing a play-off which Chiyonofuji eventually won.
In spite of never having won a top division title, Kitao's second
consecutive runner-up performance was considered good enough to
earn him promotion to sumo's highest rank.
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