Daijuyama Tadaaki, Date of Birth

    

Daijuyama Tadaaki

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1959

Profession: rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Daijuyama Tadaaki

  • Daijuyama Tadaaki (??? ??, born 8 April 1959 as Tadaaki Sakazume (?? ??, Sakazume Tadaaki)) is a former sumo wrestler from Niitsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
  • He made his professional debut in 1975, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1980.
  • He was ranked in makuuchi for 64 tournaments, winning four special prizes, and seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna.
  • He was a runner-up to Chiyonofuji in the July 1982 tournament.
  • His highest rank was sekiwake.
  • He retired in 1991 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association.
  • He re-established the Hanakago stable in 1992 and produced his first top division wrestler Koryu in 2008.
  • The stable folded in 2012 and he moved to Minezaki stable to work as an assistant coach.

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