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124:Affiliation
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136:Norio Kudo
106:Turned pro
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164:Biography
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685:1991
680:1990
675:1989
670:1988
665:1987
660:1986
655:1985
650:1984
645:1983
640:1982
635:1981
630:1980
625:1979
620:1978
615:1977
610:1976
605:1975
115:Rank
109:1955
49:Born
42:工藤紀夫
995:Ōza
401:Oza
343:Oza
1643::
1594:Go
160:.
155:Go
145:,
88:,
67:,
57:)
1629:e
1622:t
1615:v
1604:.
987:e
980:t
973:v
583:e
576:t
569:v
479:1
433:2
370:4
312:2
139:(
53:(
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