Hanahikari Setsuo (born 21 June 1940 as Setsuo Endo) is a former
sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by th ...
wrestler from
Matsuo Matsuo may refer to:
Places
*Matsuo, Chiba
*Matsuo, Iwate
*Mount Matsuo
*Matsuo Station (disambiguation)
*Siege of Matsuo
*Matsuo mine
Other uses
*Matsuo (name) Matsuo (written: 松尾) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
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,
Iwate,
Japan
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. He made his professional debut in May 1958 and reached the
top division in November 1965. His highest rank was ''
maegashira
, or , is the top division of the six divisions of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers (''rikishi''), ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments.
This is the on ...
'' 3. Upon retirement from active competition he became an
elder in the
Japan Sumo Association
The , officially the ; sometimes abbreviated JSA or NSK, and more usually called Sumo Kyōkai, is the governing body that operates and controls Professional sports, professional sumo wrestling, called , in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Min ...
under the name Ōtake. He left the Sumo Association in May 1975.
Career record
See also
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List of past sumo wrestlers
This is a list of prominent past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned ...
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List of sumo tournament second division champions
This is a list of wrestlers who have won the sumo second division ''jūryō'' championship since 1909, when the current championship system was established. These official tournaments are held exclusively in Japan.
The wrestler who has won the mo ...
References
1940 births
Living people
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Sumo people from Iwate Prefecture
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