Record 461-434-18 Died April 28, 2003 Stable Kasugano stable Name Tochifuji Katsutake Retired September 1974 | Gold Stars 2 (Kashiwado, Taiho) Weight 141 kg Debut May, 1961 Height 1.86 m | |
Born Haruo Kogure
June 8, 1946
Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan ( 1946-06-08 ) Highest rank Maegashira 3 (May, 1971) Championships 2 (Juryo)
1 (Makushita) | ||
Tochifuji Katsutake (born Haruo Kogure; June 8, 1946 - April 28, 2003) was a sumo wrestler from Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1961, and reached the top division in September 1968. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Yamawake. He coached at Kasugano-beya until 1990, when he joined Tamanoi-oyakata, who branched out to form Tamanoi-beya. He died on April 28, 2003, due to a myocardial infarction
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