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Tenryū Saburo

Tenryū Saburō
天竜 三郎
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Personal information
Born Saburō Wakuta
(1903-11-01)November 1, 1903
Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
Died August 20, 1989(1989-08-20) (aged 85)
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Weight 116 kg (256 lb)
Career
Stable Dewanoumi
Record 171-85-18-6draws
Debut May, 1920
Highest rank Sekiwake (May, 1930)
Retired January, 1932
Championships 1 (Jūryō),
1 (Sandanme)
* Up to date as of July 2013.

Tenryū Saburō, (November 1, 1903 – August 20, 1989) born Saburō Wakuta in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, was a professional sumo wrestler with the Dewanoumi stable. As the ring-leader of the so-called "Shunjūen Incident", in which many wrestlers went on strike, he was expelled by the Japan Sumo Association in 1932.

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



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