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Asasegawa Takeya

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Stable
  
Araiso → Isegahama

Name
  
Asasegawa Takeya

Record
  
493-471-19

Height
  
1.77 m


Debut
  
May, 1957

Weight
  
139 kg

Special Prizes
  
Technique (1)

Retired
  
May 1971

Born
  
Kenji Kameyama May 4, 1942 (age 81) Osaka, Japan (
1942-05-04
)

Highest rank
  
Maegashira 1 (January, 1965)

Championships
  
2 (Juryo) 2 (Makushita)

Asasegawa Takeya (born 4 May 1942 as Kenji Kameyama) is a former sumo wrestler from Osaka, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1957 and reached the top division in March 1964. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Urakaze. He left the Association in January 1975.

Career record

  • The Nagoya tournament was first held in 1958.
  • References

    Asasegawa Takeya Wikipedia