Chiyonoyama Masanobu | |
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千代の山 雅信 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Sugimura Masaharu June 2, 1926 Fukushima, Hokkaidō, Japan |
Died | October 29, 1977 Sapporo, Japan | (aged 51)
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 122 kg (269 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Dewanoumi |
Record | 403-158-147 (2 draws) |
Debut | January 1942 |
Highest rank | Yokozuna (May 1951) |
Retired | January 1959 |
Elder name | Kokonoe |
Championships | 6 (Makuuchi) 2 (Jūryō) |
Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (1) |
Gold Stars | 3 Haguroyama Terukuni Maedayama |
* Up to date as of June 2020. |
Chiyonoyama Masanobu (Japanese: 千代の山 雅信, June 2, 1926 – October 29, 1977) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Fukushima, Hokkaidō. He was the sport's 41st yokozuna from 1951 until 1959. He is regarded as the first "modern" yokozuna in that he was promoted by the Japan Sumo Association itself and not the House of Yoshida Tsukasa.[1] He was the first yokozuna from Hokkaidō, which was also the birthplace of the subsequent yokozuna Yoshibayama, Taihō, Kitanoumi and his own recruits Kitanofuji and Chiyonofuji. After his retirement he left the Dewanoumi group of stables and founded Kokonoe stable in 1967. He died in 1977 while still an active stablemaster.