In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Tochinishiki.
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka
栃錦 清隆
Tochinishiki holding the Emperor's Cup after winning the September 1954 tournament
Personal information
Born
Ōtsuka Kiyoshi (1925-02-20)February 20, 1925 Tokyo, Japan
Died
January 10, 1990(1990-01-10) (aged 64)
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight
132 kg (291 lb)
Career
Stable
Kasugano
Record
576–244–32–1 draw
Debut
January, 1939
Highest rank
Yokozuna (October 1954)
Retired
May, 1960
Elder name
Kasugano
Championships
10 (Makuuchi)
Special Prizes
Outstanding Performance (1) Technique (9)
Gold Stars
1 (Azumafuji)
* Up to date as of June 2020.
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka (Japanese: 栃錦 清隆, February 20, 1925 – January 10, 1990) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He was the sport's 44th yokozuna. He won ten top division yūshō or tournament championships and was a rival of fellow yokozuna Wakanohana I. He became the head coach of Kasugano stable in 1959 and was head of the Japan Sumo Association from 1974 until 1988.
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