Stable Nakamura → Nishonoseki Name Daimonji Kenji Record 598-579-15-1 (draw) Height 1.82 m | Debut March, 1956 Weight 106 kg Retired July 1973 | |
Born Kenji Tamura
February 21, 1940 (age 84)
Kyoto, Japan ( 1940-02-21 ) Highest rank Maegashira 5 (January, 1970) | ||
Championships 1 (Juryo)
1 (Jonidan) | ||
Daimonji Kenji (born 21 February 1940 as Kenji Tamura) is a former sumo wrestler from Kyōto, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1956 and reached the top division in November 1966. His highest rank was maegashira 5. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Nishiiwa. He coached at Taihō/Ōtake stable, until reaching the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age of 65 in February 2005.
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