Kiyoshi Myobudani
Sumo wrestler
明武谷力伸 · 묘부다니 기요시
- Born
- 29 April 1937, Hokkaidō
- Died
- 10 March 2024
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- sumo
- Occupation
- rikishi
Myōbudani Kiyoshi (明歩谷 清; 29 April 1937 – 10 March 2024) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Akan, Hokkaido. He was a member of Miyagino stable. His highest rank was sekiwake and he twice took part in playoffs for the top makuuchi division tournament championship or yūshō. He was also a runner-up in two other tournaments. He earned eight sanshō, or special prizes, for his achievements in tournaments; four for Outstanding Performance and four for Fighting Spirit. He also earned three kinboshi, or gold stars, for defeating yokozuna. After his retirement in 1969 he was an elder of the Japan Sumo Association but left the sumo world in 1977 to become a Jehovah's Witness.
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