Tochinonada Taiichi

Tochinonada Taiichi is a former sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture. He was born on 26 February 1974. He was 187 cm tall and weighed 161 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1996. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 556 wins and 628 losses over 81 tournaments. He earned 12 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 3 times. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) twice. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) once. His career record was 669 wins and 700 losses over 96 career tournaments. He retired in January 2012. His last stable as an active wrestler was Kasugano stable.