Kotonishiki Noboru | |
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琴錦 登 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Noboru Fujimura March 7, 1922 Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan |
Died | July 14, 1974 | (aged 52)
Height | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Nishonoseki |
Record | 258-256-23 |
Debut | January 1938 |
Highest rank | Komusubi |
Retired | May 1955 |
Elder name | Sadogatake |
Championships | 1 (Jonidan) |
Special Prizes | 1 (Fighting Spirit) |
Gold Stars | 7 |
* Up to date as of June 2020. |
Kotonishiki Noboru (March 7, 1922 – July 14, 1974, born Noboru Fujimura) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He was runner-up in the January 1949 tournament and earned seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. After his retirement in 1955 he founded the Sadogatake stable and produced yokozuna Kotozakura among others. He ran the stable until his death in 1974.[1]