Tochinowaka Kiyotaka | |
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栃乃和歌 清隆 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Kiyotaka Kaseda 22 May 1962 Wakayama, Japan |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 160 kg (350 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Kasugano |
Record | 588-621-24 |
Debut | March 1985 |
Highest rank | Sekiwake (September 1987) |
Retired | July 1999 |
Elder name | Kasugano |
Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) |
Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (3) Outstanding Performance (2) Technique (1) |
Gold Stars | 4 Hokutoumi (2) Ōnokuni Takanohana II |
* Up to date as of August 2007. |
Tochinowaka Kiyotaka (born 22 May 1962 as Kiyotaka Kaseda) is a former sumo wrestler from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1985, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1987. His highest rank was sekiwake. He was a runner-up in one tournament and earned six special prizes and four kinboshi. After 76 tournaments and 1114 bouts in the top division he retired in 1999. He is now an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and the head coach of Kasugano stable.