Record 572-586-6 Name Dewanohana Yoshitaka Championships 1 (Juryo) Retired January 1988 | Weight 122 kg Debut March, 1974 Height 1.85 m | |
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Special Prizes Outstanding Performance (1)Fighting Spirit (5)Technique (4) Gold Stars 2Wakanohana IITakanosato | ||
Highest rank Sekiwake (March, 1982) | ||
Dewanohana Yoshitaka (born 13 May 1951 as Soichi Nomura) is a former sumo wrestler from Nakasato, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in July 1974, and reached the top division in November 1977. His highest rank was sekiwake. He retired in January 1988 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Dekiyama. Upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65 in May 2016 he was re-hired by the Sumo Association for five years as a consultant.
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