Record 96-104-32 Height 1.73 m Debut January, 1925 Weight 110 kg | Name Dewanohana Kuniichi Retired May 1940 Died May 30, 1987 | |
Highest rank Maegashira 1 (January 1936) | ||
Dewanohana Kuniichi (1 March 1909 – 30 May 1987) born as Kuniichi Ichikawa in Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan was a sumo wrestler, whose highest rank was maegashira 1. He was chairman (rijichō) of the Japan Sumo Association from 1968 to 1974. Unlike most of his contemporaries, he had a business education background.
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