Minanogawa Tōzō
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Birth name | Tomojiro Sakata | |
Date of birth | September 17, 1903 | |
Place of birth | Ibaraki, Japan | |
Date of death | January 20, 1971 (aged 67) | |
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
Weight | 146 kg (320 lb) | |
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Heya | Sadogatake | |
Record | 294-155-34-1draw | |
Debut | January 1924 | |
Highest rank | Yokozuna (January 1936) | |
Retired | January 1942 | |
Yusho | 2 (Makuuchi) 1 (Sandanme) |
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Gold stars | 2 | |
* Career information is correct as of November 2007. |
Minanogawa Tōzō (男女ノ川 登三, September 17, 1903 - January 20, 1971) was a sumo wrestler from Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. He was the sport's 34th Yokozuna.
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Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title