Kitanonada Noboru, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kitanonada Noboru

Japanese rikishi

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1923

Place of Birth: Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 08-Jan-2002

Profession: rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Kitanonada Noboru (February 1, 1923 – January 8, 2002), born Noboru Ogata, was a sumo wrestler from Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan.
His highest rank was sekiwake.
He was ranked in the top makuuchi division from 1950 until 1962 and earned ten gold stars for defeating yokozuna.
After his retirement from active competition he was an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and worked as a coach at Tatsunami stable until his mandatory retirement in 1988 upon reaching 65 years of age.
He then became a sumo TV commentator.