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Dewanohana Kuniichi

Dewanohana Kuniichi
出羽ノ花 國市
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Personal information
Born Kuniichi Ichikawa
(1909-03-01)March 1, 1909
Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan
Died May 30, 1987(1987-05-30) (aged 78)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st)
Career
Stable Dewanoumi
Record 96-104-32
Debut January, 1925
Highest rank Maegashira 1 (January 1936)
Retired May 1940
* Up to date as of August 2012.

Dewanohana Kuniichi (1 March 1909 – 30 May 1987) born as Kuniichi Ichikawa in Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan was a sumo wrestler, whose highest rank was maegashira 1. He was chairman (rijichō) of the Japan Sumo Association from 1968 to 1974. Unlike most of his contemporaries, he had a business education background.

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: MakuuchiJūryōMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi



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