Wakanami Jun

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Wakanami Jun
Personal information
Birth name	Jun Tomiyama
Date of birth	March 1, 1941(1941-03-01)
Place of birth	Ibaraki, Japan
Date of death	April 17, 2007 (aged 66)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	103 kg (230 lb)
Career*
Heya	Tatsunami
Record	568-557-20
Debut	March, 1957
Highest rank	Komusubi (July, 1964)
Retired	March, 1972
Yusho	1 (Makuuchi) 1 (Juryo) 2 (Makushita)
Special Prizes	Fighting Spirit (2) Technique(2)
Gold stars	3
* Career information is correct as of July 2007.

Wakanami Jun (born Jun Tomiyama, 1 March 1941 - 17 April 2007) was a sumo wrestler from Ibaraki, Japan. He joined the Tatsunami stable in March 1957 and his highest rank was komusubi, which he held on three occasions. He was small, at just 178cm and 103kg, but he was very popular with sumo fans. In March 1968, ranked as a maegashira, he won the championship in the top makuuchi division with a 13-2 record. He fought in the makuuchi division for 52 tournaments. He won four special prizes, two for fighting spirit and two for technique. He retired in March 1972. He stayed in the sumo world after retirement as a coach, and was known as Onaruto and then Tamagaki Oyakata. His nephew is currently a sumo wrestler in the sandanme division and is also known as Wakanami.