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| Date of Birth |
March 16th, 1928 |
| Place of Birth |
Aomori prefecture |
| Heya |
Nishonoseki - Hanakago |
| Debut |
November, 1946
(age - 18) |
| Yokozuna Promotion |
January, 1958
(age - 29) |
| Retired |
May, 1962
(age - 34) |
| Makunouchi Division Record |
546-235-4-70 |
Makunouchi Division
Championships |
10 |
Special
Prizes |
O-2, F-2, T-1 |
| Height |
179 cm |
| Weight |
105 kg |
| Oyakata Name |
Futagoyama - Fujishima (mandatory retirement - March, 1993) |
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1959 May Basho, last day (play-off)
Wakanohana vs. Tochinishiki
(a come-from-behind title)
Wakanohana was one win off the pace when he faced fellow yokozuna
Tochinishiki on the fifteenth day. Beating his undefeated rival
in that match forced a play-off. In that deciding match, after a
protracted struggle, Wakanohana was finally able to get a right
hand outside grip.
Tochinishiki, unable to get his own outside grip, tried to shift
his right hand inside. At that instant, Wakanohana pulled in on
his opponent's mawashi and launched a drive towards the edge,
taking the match by yorikiri, frontal force out. That dramatic
win gave Wakanohana his sixth top division championship.
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1960 September Basho, 14th day
Wakanohana vs. Kashiwado
(final top division title)
Wakanohana quickly shifted to the right at the tachi-ai or
initial charge, getting a right hand outside grip. From that position,
he used Kashiwado's own momentum to drop him by uwatenage,
overarm throw. With his only rival for the title, sekiwake
Taiho, having lost in an earlier match, that victory was good enough
to earn Wakanohana his tenth and final top division championship.
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