Tochiazuma Tomoyori

Tochiazuma Tomoyori
栃東 知頼
Personal information
BornHayao Shiga
(1944-09-03) 3 September 1944 (age 80)
Fukushima, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Career
StableKasugano
Record611-593-33
DebutNovember, 1960
Highest rankSekiwake (March, 1970)
RetiredJanuary, 1977
Elder nameTamanoi
Championships1 (Makuuchi)
1 (Jūryō)
Special PrizesOutstanding Performance (4)
Technique (6)
Gold Stars5
Kashiwado (3)
Taihō
Kitanofuji
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Tochiazuma Tomoyori (born 3 September 1944 as Hayao Shiga) is a former sumo wrestler from Sōma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held for one tournament in 1970. He won the top division championship in January 1972. After retirement he worked as a coach at his stable, Kasugano, until 1990 when he set up his own Tamanoi stable. He is the father of the former ōzeki Tochiazuma Daisuke, and upon his retirement as a coach in 2009 his son took over from him.