Kaidō Yasuhiro
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Real name | Yasuhiro Tanaka | |
| Date of birth | October 24, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Tokyo | |
| Height | 178.0cm (5'10") | |
| Weight | 152.0kg (335lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Tomozuna | |
| Rank | retired | |
| Record | 222-201-22 | |
| Debut | March, 1998 | |
| Highest rank | Juryo 4(May, 2004) | |
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* Career information is correct as of January, 2007. |
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Kaidō Yasuhiro（魁道 康弘 born October 24, 1975 in Tokyo）is a former sumo wrestler. He was a rikishi of the Tomozuna-beya (Tomozuna stable), home of ozeki Kaio.
Kaido went to Meiji Nakano High School where he was a year senior of Tochiazuma. He played baseball and did amateur sumo at Chuo University before making his professional debut in March 1998. He never made the top makuuchi division, but he spent 11 tournaments in the second highest juryo division, reaching a high of Juryo 4. He was demoted to makushita in May 2005 and never made his way back. He announced his retirement in September 2006.
