Stable Hanakago → Futagoyama Gold Stars 1 (Taiho) Retired September 1976 Special Prizes Technique (1) Weight 106 kg | Debut January, 1961 Height 1.78 m Record 571-569-37-1(draw) Name Futagodake Takeshi | |
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Born Takeshi Yamanaka
November 15, 1943 (age 80)
Kanagi, Aomori, Japan ( 1943-11-15 ) Highest rank Komusubi (November, 1967) | ||
Futagodake Takeshi (born 15 November 1943 as Takeshi Yamanaka) is a former sumo wrestler from Kanagi, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1961, and reached the top division in January 1967. His highest rank was komusubi. He retired in September 1976 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association. In 1993 he branched out from Futagoyama-beya and opened up Araiso-beya. Araiso-beya folded when Futagodake reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in November 2008.
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