Dewanohana Kuniichi | |
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出羽ノ花 國市 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Kuniichi Ichikawa March 1, 1909 Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan |
Died | May 30, 1987 | (aged 78)
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st) |
Career | |
Stable | Dewanoumi |
Record | 96-104-32 |
Debut | January, 1925 |
Highest rank | Maegashira 1 (January 1936) |
Retired | May 1940 |
* Up to date as of August 2012. |
Dewanohana Kuniichi (1 March 1909 – 30 May 1987) born as Kuniichi Ichikawa in Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan was a sumo wrestler, whose highest rank was maegashira 1. He was chairman (rijichō) of the Japan Sumo Association from 1968 to 1974. Unlike most of his contemporaries, he had a business education background.
Key:d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi