Mienoumi Tsuyoshi

Mienoumi Tsuyoshi
三重ノ海 剛司
Mienoumi in 2010
Personal information
BornGorō Ishiyama
(1948-02-04) February 4, 1948 (age 76)
Matsusaka, Mie, Allied-occupied Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight135 kg (298 lb)
Career
StableDewanoumi
Record695–525–56 (1 draw)
DebutJuly, 1963
Highest rankYokozuna (July, 1979)
RetiredNovember, 1980
Elder nameMusashigawa
Championships3 (Makuuchi)
1 (Sandanme)
Special PrizesOutstanding Performance (5)
Fighting Spirit (1)
Technique (3)
Gold Stars(5)
Wajima (2)
Kitanoumi
Kotozakura
Kitanofuji
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Mienoumi Tsuyoshi (Japanese: 三重ノ海 剛司, Hepburn: Mienoumi Tsuyoshi, born February 4, 1948 as Gorō Ishiyama (石山五郎, Ishiyama Gorō)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Matsusaka, Mie. He was the 57th yokozuna of the sport. After retiring he founded the Musashigawa stable and was a chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. He was the first rikishi in history who was demoted from the rank of Ozeki but still managed the promotion to Yokozuna.[1]

  1. ^ "Banzuke Topics - Nihon Sumo Kyokai Official Grand Sumo Home Page". Archived from the original on 2021-09-21.