Kōji Kitao
Japanese professional wrestler and sumo wrestler (1963–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kōji Kitao (Japanese: 北尾 光司, August 12, 1963 – February 10, 2019)[1] was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler, born in Mie. As Futahaguro Kōji (双羽黒 光司) he was sumo's 60th yokozuna, and the only one in sumo history not to win a top division tournament championship.[2] He was forced to leave sumo at the end of 1987 after a falling-out with his stable master Tatsunami, and became a professional wrestler in 1990. He also had a short film career as an actor, portraying a sumo wrestler in Jean-Claude Van Damme's 1996 martial arts film The Quest.[3]
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Futahaguro Kōji | |
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双羽黒光司 | |
Personal information | |
Born | (1963-08-12)12 August 1963 Tsu, Mie, Japan |
Died | 10 February 2019(2019-02-10) (aged 55) |
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 160 kg (353 lb; 25 st 3 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Tatsunami |
Record | 348–184–24 |
Debut | March, 1979 |
Highest rank | Yokozuna (July, 1986) |
Retired | December, 1987 |
Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (5) Technique (2) |
Gold Stars | 3 Kitanoumi Chiyonofuji Takanosato |
* Up to date as of March 2007. |
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