Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
Japanese sumo wrestler, 58th Yokozuna
千代の富士 貢 · 千代之富士貢 · 千代の富士貢 · 지요노후지 미쓰구
- Born
- 1 June 1955, Hokkaidō
- Died
- 31 July 2016, Tokyo
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- sumo
- Occupation
- rikishi
- Weight
- 125 kg (276 lb)
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Japanese: 千代の富士 貢; June 1, 1955 – July 31, 2016), born Mitsugu Akimoto (秋元 貢, Akimoto Mitsugu), was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport.
Chiyonofuji is considered one of the greatest yokozunas in sumo's history, winning 31 tournament championships (yūshō) at the top division (makuuchi). This was second only to Taihō at the time of Chiyonofuji's retirement. He was particularly remarkable for his longevity in sumo's top rank, which he held for a period of ten years from 1981 to 1991. Promoted at the age of twenty-six after winning his second championship, his performance improved with age, winning more tournaments in his thirties than any other wrestler and dominating the sport in the second half of the 1980s. He finally retired in May 1991, just short of his thirty-sixth birthday. Following his retirement as a wrestler, he became an elder (oyakata) of the Japan Sumo Association and became the Kokonoe-oyakata the following year in 1992, serving as the stable master of Kokonoe stable until his death.
Awards and honours
- People's Honour Award 1989
External links
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