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Kushimaumi Keita

Sumo wrestler (1965-2012)

Born
6 August 1965, Wakayama Prefecture
Died
13 February 2012
Citizenship
Japan
Sport
sumo
Occupation
rikishi

Kushimaumi Keita (久島海 啓太; 6 August 1965 – 13 February 2012), born as Keita Kushima (久嶋 啓太), was a sumo wrestler from Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. A successful amateur, his highest rank in professional sumo was maegashira 1. After his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and established Tagonoura stable.

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