Futabayama Sadaji
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Futabayama Sadaji (双葉山 定次; February 9, 1912 - December 16, 1968), born as Akiyoshi Sadaji (龝吉 定次) was a Yokozuna in sumo wrestling from 1937 till 1945.
He won 12 tournament championships during his career, which remained a modern record until the number of tournaments was increased from two to six per year in the 1950's. He is particularly remembered for achieving the longest run of consecutive victories in sumo bouts, with 69. This represents an unbeaten run which stretched over three years.
In a sport where matches often last a few seconds, and a brief lapse in concentration can lead to a loss this is an exceptional achievement. After his retirement Futabayama revealed he was actually blind in one eye, making his achievement even more remarkable.
