Kitanonada Noboru
Japanese rikishi (1923-2002)
北の洋昇
- Born
- 1 February 1923, Hokkaidō
- Died
- 8 January 2002
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- sumo
- Occupation
- rikishi
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.
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