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he was only able to win one tournament championship, in July 1963, when he defeated
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Association in 2000 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of sixty-five. He died in 2010 from cancer of the liver.
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rank for a total of 30 tournaments over a period of five years. This was the first time a sumo wrestler has competed as
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division in
November 1958. He was a runner-up in only his second top division tournament and quickly made the
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Edagawa and worked as a coach at Tokitsukaze stable. He was also on the board of Directors of the
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championship in
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Kitabayama with his
Outstanding Performance Award in 1961
1384:=Technique Also shown:
1482:List of sumo tournament second division champions
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1477:List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
1472:List of sumo tournament top division champions
225:Kitabayama entered sumo in May 1954, joining
229:. He was recruited by the legendary former
1512:"Kitabayama Hidetoshi Rikishi Information"
195:(17 May 1935 – 20 July 2010) was a former
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185:* Up to date as of June 2020.
287:at the time, and two ageing
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1487:List of past sumo wrestlers
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776:East Maegashira #10
760:West Maegashira #13
177:Outstanding Performance (1)
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1376:=Outstanding performance;
798:East Maegashira #3
787:West Maegashira #4
701:East Makushita #10
636:East Makushita #21
615:West Makushita #32
599:East Makushita #39
588:West Makushita #50
577:East Makushita #51
556:West Makushita #46
1560:Sumo people from Hokkaido
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685:East Makushita #4
674:East Makushita #1
658:West Makushita #5
647:East Makushita #9
538:West Sandanme #34
527:West Sandanme #41
516:East Sandanme #76
365:(ring edge throw). Other
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910:West Sekiwake #1
895:East Sekiwake #1
884:East Komusubi #1
873:East Sekiwake #1
858:East Sekiwake #1
847:West Sekiwake #1
831:West Sekiwake #1
820:East Komusubi #1
809:East Komusubi #1
495:East Jonidan #54
199:wrestler and coach from
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371:he regularly used were
211:. His highest rank was
1467:Glossary of sumo terms
1340:Top division runner-up
725:East Jūryō #13
714:East Jūryō #18
335:Japan Sumo Association
1336:Top division champion
1307:West Ōzeki #1
1296:West Ōzeki #1
1285:West Ōzeki #1
1269:East Ōzeki #1
1258:East Ōzeki #2
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1236:East Ōzeki #2
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1143:West Ōzeki #2
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1105:East Ōzeki #3
1094:East Ōzeki #2
1083:East Ōzeki #3
1072:West Ōzeki #2
1059:Sat out due to injury
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1045:West Ōzeki #2
1034:West Ōzeki #1
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1001:East Ōzeki #1
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974:East Ōzeki #2
963:East Ōzeki #2
747:East Jūryō #1
736:East Jūryō #5
395:Kitabayama Hidetoshi
1332:wins–losses–absences
375:(overarm throw) and
315:Retirement from sumo
193:Kitabayama Hidetoshi
45:Personal information
21:Kitabayama Hidetoshi
1570:People from Muroran
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179:Fighting Spirit (2)
1368:=Fighting spirit;
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729:11–4–P
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227:Tokitsukaze stable
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337:and worked as a
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1492:List of ōzeki
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165:1 (Makushita)
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1516:. Retrieved
1506:
1435:ranks:
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418:Haru basho,
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379:(lift out).
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167:1 (Sandanme)
161:1 (Makuuchi)
130:Highest rank
74:(2010-07-20)
72:20 July 2010
15:
1545:2010 deaths
1540:1935 births
1518:5 September
1406:Divisions:
448:Aki basho,
108:Tokitsukaze
62:17 May 1935
1534:Categories
1498:References
1453:Maegashira
1273:5–10
1251:4–11
1240:10–5
1191:11–4
1180:12–3
1169:12–3
1158:10–5
1120:10–5
1049:11–4
989:10–5
952:11–4
899:11–4
888:11–4
862:10–5
780:11–4
751:14–1
740:10–5
718:10–5
377:tsuridashi
297:Wakanohana
273:Sadanoyama
269:maegashira
236:Futabayama
147:Elder name
117:522–327–21
58:1935-05-17
1428:Jonokuchi
1416:Makushita
1315:6–9
1300:7–8
1289:8–7
1262:8–7
1218:8–7
1202:8–7
1147:9–6
1131:8–7
1098:9–6
1087:8–7
1076:9–6
1038:9–6
1027:9–6
1016:9–6
1005:8–7
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967:8–7
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930:8–7
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877:7–8
851:9–6
835:8–7
824:8–7
813:8–7
802:9–6
791:8–7
764:9–6
705:8–0
689:3–5
678:3–5
662:6–2
651:5–3
640:6–2
619:6–2
603:5–3
592:6–2
581:4–4
560:3–5
542:8–0
531:4–4
520:6–2
483:3–0
445:September
373:uwatenage
359:yori kiri
330:toshiyori
163:1 (Jūryō)
1461:See also
1451:—
1449:Komusubi
1447:—
1445:Sekiwake
1443:—
1439:—
1437:Yokozuna
1433:Makuuchi
1426:—
1422:—
1420:Sandanme
1418:—
1414:—
1410:—
1408:Makuuchi
1394:Kinboshi
753:Champion
707:Champion
669:Not held
626:Not held
610:Not held
567:Not held
551:Not held
544:Champion
506:Not held
490:Not held
455:November
368:kimarite
289:yokozuna
264:sekiwake
259:sekiwake
253:san'yaku
247:makuuchi
232:yokozuna
205:Hokkaidō
141:May 1966
125:May 1954
1424:Jonidan
1402:Playoff
1344:Retired
1311:Retired
460:Fukuoka
405:January
363:utchari
355:mawashi
293:Asashio
201:Muroran
151:Edagawa
138:Retired
1358:Sanshō
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