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Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

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695:(one-generation sumo-elder using his ring name as his elder name) to him, but he declined it because he intended to inherit another elder name. Following his retirement from the ring in May 1991, Chiyonofuji inherited the elder name of Jinmaku; then in 1992 he purchased the Kokonoe stable from Kitanofuji and the two exchanged their elder names (Jinmaku and Kokonoe). The purchase price of the stable was reported as being around 50 million yen, below the market rate for a stable. Under his leadership, the stable produced several top wrestlers including former 615:, emerged over the next two years to challenge him, and he also suffered a number of injury problems. Chiyonofuji was restricted to just one championship in the nine tournaments held from May 1983 to September 1984. But Kitanoumi retired in January 1985, with the aging Takanosato following a year later, and Chiyonofuji resumed his dominance. In 1986 he won five out of the six tournaments held, the first time this had been done since Kitanoumi in 1978. Despite being older and lighter than nearly all his opponents, he dominated the sport throughout the 1980s. 54: 490: 300:. He was particularly remarkable for his longevity in sumo's top rank, which he held for a period of ten years from 1981 to 1991. Promoted at the age of twenty-six after winning his second championship, his performance improved with age, winning more tournaments in his thirties than any other wrestler and dominating the sport in the second half of the 1980s. He finally retired in May 1991, just short of his thirty-sixth birthday. 637:. Had he won that bout, he would have been the first wrestler ever to win three consecutive tournaments with 15–0 records. Nonetheless, his winning run was the best ever in the postwar period, surpassing the 45 bouts won by Taihō in 1968 and 1969. In July 1989 he took his 28th championship in a playoff from his stablemate 530:
In 1979, due to his shoulder trouble, Chiyonofuji briefly fell to the second division, but he soon came back. Encouraged by his stablemaster, he began to rely not only on throwing techniques, which increased the risk of re-injuring his shoulders, but also on gaining ground quickly and forcing out his
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in July 2015, and was noticeably weak when speaking to reporters at the Aki basho in September of that year. Having reportedly told associates that the cancer had spread to his heart and lungs, he had been hospitalized since the fourth day of the Nagoya tournament in 2016. He died in Tokyo on July
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division in September 1975. However, he lasted only one tournament before being demoted again, and recurring shoulder dislocation injuries led to him falling back to the unsalaried ranks. He finally won promotion back to the top division in January 1978. After receiving a fighting spirit
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and retired from sumo. He returned in the January 2012 elections as the Operations director (the second most senior position in the Association's hierarchy), but was unseated two years later. He chose not to run for a board position in the 2016 elections, citing a lack of support.
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In the opening tournament of 1991, Chiyonofuji surpassed Kitanoumi's record of 804 top division wins but injured himself on the second day and had to withdraw. He returned in May, but he lost on the opening day of the tournament to the 18-year-old rising star and future
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the second-highest rank. While making this speedy rise, he won the technique prize in the three previous tournaments, and won it again in that January 1981 tournament where he also earned the outstanding performance prize. As an
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from the Japanese Prime Minister. In March 1990, he secured his 1000th win. A 32nd tournament title would have tied the record set by Taihō in 1971, but his 31st championship in November 1990 proved to be his last.
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In a sport where weight is often regarded as vital, Chiyonofuji was quite light at around 120 kg (260 lb). He relied on superior technique and muscle to defeat opponents. He was the lightest
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in an airplane, which excited the young Akimoto as he had never flown before. At the time of his debut he weighed just 71 kg (157 lb). Chiyonoyama died in 1977, at which time
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Hokutoumi who was a stablemate and protégé of Chiyonofuji, was too grief-stricken to speak to the press in the immediate aftermath of Chiyonofuji's death. His former stablemaster, ex-
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is offered in recognition of great achievements in sumo world. Those who attained this special status include the 48th Yokozuna Taihō and the 55th Yokozuna Kitanoumi.
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he scored well in the following three tournaments up to July 1981, where he again defeated Kitanoumi and won his second title. After this victory, he was promoted to
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Chiyonofuji announced his engagement shortly after his fifth tournament championship in May 1982. He had a son and three daughters. His second daughter,
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and continued through the July and September 1988 tournaments, ending only on the final day of the November 1988 tournament when he was defeated by
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In February 2008, he joined the board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association, where he was responsible for organising the regional tours or
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in the May and September tournaments, in the latter of which he won 10 matches in the top division for the first time. Chiyonofuji reached
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As his rival Kitanoumi went into a long slump, Chiyonofuji dominated sumo in 1982, winning four of the six tournaments. However, another
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During his 21-year professional career, Chiyonofuji set records for most career victories (1045) and most wins in the top
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in a playoff. He later said that this victory was the foundation upon which he built his subsequent success as a
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on the third day, Chiyonofuji announced his own retirement, a few weeks short of his 36th birthday.
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in the March and July 1980 tournaments, where he also got technique prizes. He fought again as a
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In 1988, he went on a winning streak of 53 bouts, the third longest in sumo history, second to
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from the same stable had met in competition. In September 1989 Chiyonofuji surpassed
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on the next day, but this was to be his final win. After losing another match with
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Kitanofuji, said that he was "blessed with a wonderful disciple." Another former
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of the sport. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he was the stable master of
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is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
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31, 2016, at the age of 61. The chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, former
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with an injury, but he returned to win the championship in November, defeating
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Chiyonofuji began his career in September 1970. He reached the second highest
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Cheerleader Productions (October 1991). "Chiyonofuji:The Way of the Wolf".
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and was from the same Fukushima town. Chiyonoyama promised him a trip to
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division title for the first time. This earned him promotion to
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On May 31, 2015, he marked his 60th birthday by performing the
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Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
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in the 1960s. Upon his retirement he became an elder of the
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in his career. In January 1987, he won with the very rare
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In September 1989 while Chiyonofuji was still active, the
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opponents. Showing much more consistency, he earned three
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Chiyonofuji had to pull out of his first tournament as a
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or tournament championships, second at the time only to
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division in November 1974, and was promoted to the top
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Chiyonofuji original tegata (handprint & signature)
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broke it with his 54th straight win in September 2010.
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Both of these records were later broken by 3120:"Muscular Chiyonofuji's career bloomed late" 3029: 3027: 3025: 3415:"Sumo wrestlers pay tribute to Chiyonofuji" 3409: 3407: 3405: 3403: 3353:. The Mainichi. 1 June 2015. Archived from 3345: 3343: 2987: 899:, or force out. He was also well known for 680: 3627: 3613: 3489: 3487: 2963: 2961: 2959: 2957: 2955: 2953: 2951: 2949: 2947: 2921:. Macdonald/Queen Anne Press. p. 37. 423:was formed from those of the two previous 52: 3529:Grand Sumo:The Living Sport and Tradition 3143: 3063:"Chiyonofuji Mitsugu Rikishi Information" 3057: 3055: 3053: 3051: 3049: 3022: 689:decided to proffer the special status of 3400: 3340: 3300: 2854:"Hakuho owns longest postwar win streak" 488: 309:division (807), earning an entry in the 3484: 3283:"Sumo – Traditional Japanese Wrestling" 3117: 2944: 2886: 2884: 2882: 2880: 2878: 2876: 2874: 2872: 2870: 2795: 641:, marking the first time ever that two 14: 4127:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in Japan 4079: 3230:"北の富士勝昭 [Kitanofuji Katsuaki]" 3207:"千代の富士貢 [Chiyonofuji Mitsugu]" 3046: 2764: 2762: 2760: 2758: 2756: 2754: 2752: 2750: 3636:Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize 3608: 2867: 2856:. The Japan Times Online. 2010-09-19 2768: 2747: 879:, or overarm throw. He preferred a 24: 3437:"Sumo icon Chiyonofuji dies at 61" 3184:"一代年寄 [ichidai-toshiyori]" 3118:Gunning, John (17 November 2019). 413:(ring name) surname of Chiyonofuji 326:tournament, one of the six annual 25: 4143: 3546: 2995:"「いい目をしとるな。がんばれよ」。後に横綱、千代の富士となる…" 2969:"元横綱千代の富士の九重親方が死去、61歳 史上3位の優勝31度" 2796:Glenday, Craig (1 January 2009). 864: 111:183 cm (6 ft 0 in) 34:name, the surname is Chiyonofuji. 3553:Japan Sumo Association Biography 3253:"Sumo Beya Guide – Kokonoe Beya" 3146:"Little Big Man Of Sumo Retires" 914: 442:is a word used to mean forever. 4112:People from Fukushima, Hokkaido 4025:Japan national rugby union team 3520: 3508: 3495:"Chiyonofuji bouts by kimarite" 3462: 3443: 3429: 3378: 3369: 3318: 3275: 3245: 3222: 3199: 3176: 3164: 3144:Sterngold, James (1991-05-28). 3137: 3111: 3085: 3076: 3013: 736:) in the top division and two ( 497: 248:, June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016) 3388:. Asahi Shimbun. 1 August 2016 3328:. Japan Times. 28 January 2016 2935: 2910: 2846: 2816: 2789: 1823:West Yokozuna-Ōzeki #1 830:died at the age of four months 269:, was a Japanese professional 13: 1: 4132:Kokonoe stable sumo wrestlers 4107:People's Honour Award winners 3459:. yahoo.co.jp (July 31, 2016) 2834:. Kyodo News. 13 January 2010 2741: 470:. He was nicknamed "The Wolf" 383:, who had served as the 41st 358: 283:until the time of his death. 229:* Up to date as of June 2020. 4065:Japan national baseball team 3953:Japan national baseball team 3472:. Japan Times. 2 August 2016 3417:. Japan Times. 1 August 2016 3242:. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 3219:. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 3196:. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 3001:(in Japanese). 2 August 2016 840:Chiyonofuji had surgery for 788:, becoming the tenth former 578:, the 58th in sumo history. 517:in May, Chiyonofuji reached 402: 290:of recent times, winning 31 7: 4102:Sports world record setters 3993:Japan women's football team 2975:(in Japanese). 31 July 2016 2799:Guinness World Records 2009 2721:List of sumo record holders 2716:List of past sumo wrestlers 2699: 1649:East Maegashira #10 1638:West Maegashira #14 1589:West Maegashira #10 1530:East Maegashira #12 1361:East Maegashira #12 581: 480: 444: 429: 263: 200:Outstanding Performance (1) 10: 4148: 3213:(in Japanese). Shogakukan. 3190:(in Japanese). 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Index

Chiyonofuji
shikona

Fukushima, Hokkaido
Tokyo
Stable
Kokonoe
Elder name
Championships
Special Prizes
Gold Stars
Mienoumi
Wakanohana II
Japanese
sumo
yokozuna
Kokonoe stable
yūshō
Taihō
makuuchi
Guinness World Records
Kaiō
Kyushu
honbasho
Hakuhō
Tochinoumi
Japan Sumo Association
Kokonoe-oyakata
Fukushima
Matsumae District

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