Takamisugi
| Takamisugi Takakatsu | |
|---|---|
| 隆三杉 太一 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Takashi Kanao March 1, 1961 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 150 kg (330 lb; 24 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Futagoyama |
| Record | 720-753-57 |
| Debut | March, 1976 |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (January, 1991) |
| Retired | November, 1995 |
| Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Jonidan) |
| Gold Stars | 1 (Ōnokuni) |
| * Up to date as of Jan 24 2014. | |
Takamisugi Takakatsu (born 1 March 1961 as Takashi Kanao) is a former sumo wrestler from Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He is now the head coach of Chiganoura stable.
Kanao practised judo in elementary and junior school, where he also excelled at painting and artwork. Because of his large size he also took part in team sumo competitions at school and regularly placed the team in the top three. Upon his graduation he joined Futagoyama stable in March 1976. It was a prestigious heya to join, as it was run by former yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji I and contained a number of top division stars including popular ozeki Takanohana Kenshi.
Initially fighting under his own surname, Kanao adopted the shikona of Futagonishiki in 1977 but switched to Takamisugi two years later. In January 1981, after five years in the unsalaried divisions, he reached sekitori level upon promotion to the second highest jūryō division, and he made the top makuuchi division just three tournaments later in July 1981. He initially struggled with injuries and after a number of setbacks, including a short spell back in the third makushita division, he made a top division kachi-koshi at the third attempt in January 1984, and established himself in makuuchi. He dropped back to jūryō in January 1987 but was re-promoted after winning the jūryō championship or yusho in March with a 13-2 record. In November 1987 he defeated Onokuni in the latter's debut tournament as a yokozuna to earn his only kinboshi or gold star.
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