Stable Dewanoumi Debut January, 1952 Championships 1 (Makushita) Weight 124 kg | Record 524-522-9 Retired May, 1967 Height 1.74 m Career start January 1952 | |
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Born Masaaki Motomura
November 29, 1935
Ogi, Saga, Japan ( 1935-11-29 ) Highest rank Sekiwake (November, 1962) Died 16 December 2006, Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Children Oginishiki Yasutoshi, Oginohana Akikazu Similar Tochinowaka Kiyotaka, Oginohana Akikazu, Kushimaumi Keita, Kotogaume Tsuyoshi, Tochitsukasa Tetsuo | ||
Oginohana Masaaki ( born Masaaki Motomura, 29 November 1935 – 16 December 2006) was a sumo wrestler from Ogi, Saga, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1952 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1957. His highest rank was sekiwake. He retired in 1967 and worked as a coach at Dewanoumi stable before leaving the Sumo Association in 2000 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65. He was the father of Oginohana Akikazu and Oginishiki Yasutoshi, both successful sumo wrestlers themselves.
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