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1858:1965 births
1657:Divisions:
331:Aki basho,
162:Yōhei Miura
134:1 (Jonidan)
104:March, 1981
41:Yohei Miura
1852:Categories
1729:References
1704:Maegashira
1560:4–11
1538:5–10
1516:5–10
1487:3–12
1443:4–11
1403:4–11
1381:3–12
1352:5–10
1297:3–12
1268:5–10
1246:5–10
1202:10–5
1189:12–3
1178:10–5
267:chankonabe
254:maegashira
96:457-433-82
87:Sadogatake
46:1965-10-17
1767:29 August
1679:Jonokuchi
1667:Makushita
1549:6–9
1527:7–8
1498:7–8
1476:9–6
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1454:8–7
1425:8–7
1414:6–9
1392:8–7
1370:9–6
1341:8–7
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1319:6–9
1308:9–6
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1257:9–6
1145:6–1
1127:4–3
1116:3–4
1105:6–1
1094:6–1
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1072:6–1
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924:4–3
904:7–0
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820:1–6
807:7–0
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756:5–2
745:4–3
734:6–1
723:1–6
712:4–3
701:3–4
685:4–3
674:4–3
663:3–4
652:6–1
641:2–5
630:6–1
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581:5–2
570:1–6
559:4–3
543:3–4
532:4–3
521:6–1
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439:5–2
428:3–4
417:3–4
401:5–2
390:3–4
379:3–4
368:5–2
328:September
244:makushita
226:, former
215:jonokuchi
192:nephritis
130:1 (Jūryō)
1712:See also
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1700:Komusubi
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1696:Sekiwake
1694:—
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1688:Yokozuna
1684:Makuuchi
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1671:Sandanme
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1659:Makuuchi
1645:Kinboshi
1191:Champion
1054:Champion
906:Champion
809:Champion
338:November
238:sekiwake
233:Kotokaze
209:sekitori
200:dialysis
1675:Jonidan
1653:Playoff
1595:Retired
1571:Retired
358:Maezumo
343:Fukuoka
288:January
117:Retired
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220:Ryūden
196:uremia
93:Record
82:Stable
76:Career
68:Weight
60:Height
27:琴別府 要平
1692:Ōzeki
1663:Jūryō
1611:key:
333:Tokyo
313:Tokyo
303:Osaka
298:March
293:Tokyo
259:ramen
249:Prize
229:ōzeki
188:jūryō
183:jūryō
178:Japan
170:Beppu
101:Debut
1809:stub
1769:2012
1507:1997
1434:1996
1361:1995
1288:1994
1215:1993
1136:1992
1063:1991
988:1990
915:1989
840:1988
765:1987
693:1986
622:1985
551:1984
480:1983
409:1982
350:1981
318:July
284:Year
174:Ōita
166:sumo
38:Born
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308:May
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