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| Date of Birth |
May 16th, 1953 |
| Place of Birth |
Hokkaido |
| Heya |
Mihogaseki |
| Debut |
January, 1967
(age - 13) |
| Yokozuna Promotion |
July, 1974
(age - 21) |
| Retired |
January, 1985
(age - 31) |
| Makunouchi Division Record |
804-247-107 |
Makunouchi Division
Championships |
24 |
Special
Prizes |
O-2, F-1 |
| Height |
179 cm |
| Weight |
169 kg |
| Oyakata Name |
Kitanoumi |
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1977 March Basho, 15th and final day
Kitanoumi vs. Wajima
(a titanic struggle that ended in a top division title and a changing of the guard)
At the tachi-ai or initial charge, Kitanoumi worked his way
into a right hand outside, left hand inside grip. Wajima, the senior
of the two yokozuna, got his left hand inside and worked
to break Kitanoumi's inside grip by pushing at his left armpit.
Kitanoumi attempted several uwatenage, over arm throws but
Wajima managed to fight back, attacking with his own left handed
shitatenage or underarm throws. This exchange of attacks and defenses
went on for several minutes. Finally, the judge in charge of time
keeping called for a mizu-iri or break. After that brief
respite, the two rikishi fought into chest to chest left hand inside
gripping positions. On his second attempt, Kitanoumi was finally
able to lift his older opponent up and out, defeating him by tsuridashi
(lift out). This perfect 15-0 championship, Kitanoumi's eighth top
division title, also signaled that he was now ready to replace Wajima
as the number one man in sumo.
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1984 May Basho, 13th day
Kitanoumi vs. Chiyonofuji
(Kitanoumi's twenty-fourth and final top division title)
At the tachi-ai or initial charge Kitanoumi first worked
his left hand inside, followed by his right, for a highly advantageous
two handed inside grip. Although Chiyonofuji was able to get a left
hand outside grip, the much larger Kitanoumi was able to break it
and, after flaring out his left elbow to force his fellow yokozuna
upright, drove Chiyonofuji out of the ring by yorikiri or
force out. In the following match, Kitanoumi's Mihogaseki beya
junior, ozeki Hokutenyu, defeated the only other title contender
that tournament; yokozuna Takanosato. In that instant Kitanoumi's
twenty-fourth and final top division title was assured. The brief
glance exchanged by the two after that victory did more to express
their bond as heya senior and junior, as well as the shared
joy of the movement, than any words could describe.
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