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| Date of Birth |
March 13th, 1938 |
| Place of Birth |
Aomori prefecture |
| Heya |
Kasugano |
| Debut |
September, 1955
(age - 17) |
| Yokozuna Promotion |
January, 1964
(age - 25) |
| Retired |
November, 1966
(age - 28) |
| Makunouchi Division Record |
315-181-104 |
Makunouchi Division
Championships |
3 |
Special
Prizes |
F-1, T-6 |
| Height |
177 cm |
| Weight |
110 kg |
| Oyakata Name |
Nakadachi - Kasugano |
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1962 May Basho, last day
Tochinoumi vs. Wakahaguro
(first top division championship)
Facing fellow sekiwake Wakahaguro on the last day, Tochinoumi
led with his head at the tachi-ai or initial charge. Quickly
getting a deep left hand inside grip, Tochinoumi circled around
to drop his much larger opponent with a right sided kirikaeshi,
twisting backward knee trip.
Finishing with an outstanding 14-1 record, Tochinoumi took his first
top division title as well as his first Fighting Spirit Prize and
his sixth Technique Prize. That record was also good enough to earn
him promotion to sumo's second highest rank of ozeki for the following tournament.
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1964 May Basho, last day
Tochinoumi vs. Taiho
(first top division championship as yokozuna)
Tochinoumi got both hands on the front of Taiho's mawashi
and launched a drive towards the edge but Taiho was able to fight
back. As Taiho started a drive of his own, Tochinoumi was able to
shift his left hand inside to get a double inside grip. He then
broke Taiho's balance with a right sided sotogake, outside
leg trip, finally taking him with a shitatenage, underarm
throw as he drove him backwards.
Tochinoumi finished the tournament with a 13-2 record for what was
to be his first and last championship as a yokozuna.
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