Kotonishiki Noboru

Kotonishiki Noboru
琴錦 登
Personal information
BornNoboru Fujimura
(1922-03-07)March 7, 1922
Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan
DiedJuly 14, 1974(1974-07-14) (aged 52)
Height177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Career
StableNishonoseki
Record258-256-23
DebutJanuary 1938
Highest rankKomusubi
RetiredMay 1955
Elder nameSadogatake
Championships1 (Jonidan)
Special Prizes1 (Fighting Spirit)
Gold Stars7
* 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]

  1. ^ Kuroda, Joe (October 2005). "The 53rd Yokozuna Kotozakura Masakatsu / Sadogatake Yoshikane". Sumo Fan Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2017.