
横綱YOKOZUNA
Tokyo
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka
栃錦
578wins
245losses
66tournaments
10top-division titles
Tochinishiki Kiyotaka was a professional sumo wrestler from Tokyo whose highest rank was yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo. After making his professional debut in January 1939, he used the ring name Tochinishiki from May 1944, having previously competed under another shikona, a ring name. Over 66 career tournaments he compiled a record of 578 wins and 245 losses, spending 52 tournaments in makuuchi, the top division, and winning ten top-division championships. Retiring in May 1960, his last stable as an active wrestler was Kasugano stable. On 10 January 1990 he died at the age of 64.
Highest rankYokozuna
OriginTokyo
BornFebruary 20, 1925
DebutJanuary 1939
RetiredMay 1960
DiedJanuary 10, 1990
Height177 cm
Weight132 kg
Kasugano stable · last stable as an active wrestler