Chiyonoyama Masanobu

Chiyonoyama Masanobu
千代の山 雅信
Personal information
BornSugimura Masaharu
(1926-06-02)June 2, 1926
Fukushima, Hokkaidō, Japan
DiedOctober 29, 1977(1977-10-29) (aged 51)
Sapporo, Japan
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight122 kg (269 lb)
Career
StableDewanoumi
Record403-158-147 (2 draws)
DebutJanuary 1942
Highest rankYokozuna (May 1951)
RetiredJanuary 1959
Elder nameKokonoe
Championships6 (Makuuchi)
2 (Jūryō)
Special PrizesOutstanding Performance (1)
Fighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars3
Haguroyama
Terukuni
Maedayama
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Chiyonoyama Masanobu (Japanese: 千代の山 雅信, June 2, 1926 – October 29, 1977) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Fukushima, Hokkaidō. He was the sport's 41st yokozuna from 1951 until 1959. He is regarded as the first "modern" yokozuna in that he was promoted by the Japan Sumo Association itself and not the House of Yoshida Tsukasa.[1] He was the first yokozuna from Hokkaidō, which was also the birthplace of the subsequent yokozuna Yoshibayama, Taihō, Kitanoumi and his own recruits Kitanofuji and Chiyonofuji. After his retirement he left the Dewanoumi group of stables and founded Kokonoe stable in 1967. He died in 1977 while still an active stablemaster.

  1. ^ Kuroda, Joe (December 2005). "Rikishi of Old". sumofanmag.com. Retrieved 2007-07-04.