Mienoumi Tsuyoshi | |
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三重ノ海 剛司 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Gorō Ishiyama February 4, 1948 Matsusaka, Mie, Allied-occupied Japan |
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 135 kg (298 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Dewanoumi |
Record | 695–525–56 (1 draw) |
Debut | July, 1963 |
Highest rank | Yokozuna (July, 1979) |
Retired | November, 1980 |
Elder name | Musashigawa |
Championships | 3 (Makuuchi) 1 (Sandanme) |
Special Prizes | Outstanding 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]