Ōtori Tanigorō

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鳳 谷五郎
Ōtori Tanigorō
Personal information
Birth name Akira Takida
Date of birth April 3, 1887(1887-04-03)
Place of birth Chiba, Japan
Date of death November 16, 1956 (aged 69)
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight 113 kg (250 lb)
Career*
Heya Miyagino
Record 107-49-68-6draws-10holds (Makuuchi)
Debut May, 1903
Highest rank Yokozuna (February, 1915)
Retired May, 1920
Yusho 2 (Makuuchi)

* Career information is correct as of October 2007.

Ōtori Tanigorō (鳳 谷五郎, April 3, 1887 - November 16, 1956) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 24th Yokozuna. On November 11, 2006, his monument was established in Inzai, Chiba.[1]

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