Shobushi Kanji | |
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勝武士 幹士 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Kiyotaka Ōmori November 4, 1991 Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan |
Died | May 13, 2020 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 28)
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 111.2 kg (245 lb; 17.51 st) |
Career | |
Stable | Takadagawa |
Record | 260-279 |
Debut | March, 2007 |
Highest rank | Sandanme 11 (November 2017) |
Shobushi Kanji (勝武士 幹士, real name Kiyotaka Suetake (末武 清孝, Suetake Kiyotaka) and born Kiyotaka Ōmori (大森 清孝, Ōmori Kiyotaka); November 4, 1991 – May 13, 2020)[1] was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Kōfu, Yamanashi. He was the first sumo wrestler to die from COVID-19, and is also thought to be the first person in their 20s to die from the virus in Japan.[2]