Kotonishiki Noboru
{{Short description|Sumo wrestler (1922–1974)}}
{{Infobox sumo wrestler
| name =Kotonishiki Noboru
| native_name = 琴錦 登
| native_name_lang =
| image = 200px
| birth_name = Noboru Fujimura
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|3|7}}
| birth_place = Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|7|14|1922|3|7}}
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|177|cm|ftin|frac=2|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|120|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| heya = Nishonoseki
| rank =
| record = 258-256-23
| debut = January 1938
| retireddate = May 1955
| eldername = Sadogatake
| highestrank = Komusubi
| yushos = 1 (Jonidan)
| prizes = 1 (Fighting Spirit)
| goldstars = 7
| shikona =
| blogurl =
| weburl =
| update = June 2020
}}
Kotonishiki Noboru (March 7, 1922 – July 14, 1974, born Noboru Fujimura) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He was runner-up in the January 1949 tournament and earned seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. After his retirement in 1955 he founded the Sadogatake stable and produced yokozuna Kotozakura among others. He ran the stable until his death in 1974.{{cite web|url=http://sumofanmag.com/content/Issue_3/Rikishi_of_Old.htm|title=The 53rd Yokozuna Kotozakura Masakatsu / Sadogatake Yoshikane|last=Kuroda|first=Joe|date=October 2005|publisher=Sumo Fan Magazine|accessdate=12 April 2017}}
Career record
{{Sumo record box start 1933-1952|Kotonishiki Noboru{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=3861|title=Kotonishiki Noboru Rikishi Information|publisher=Sumo Reference|accessdate=12 April 2017}}}}
{{Sumo record year start|1938}}
{{Basho|maezumou}}
{{Basho|maezumou}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1939}}
{{Basho|jk|21|w|4|3}}
{{Basho|jo|35|e|8|0
Champion}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1940}}
{{Basho|sa|35|w|5|3}}
{{Basho|sa|15|e|4|4}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1941}}
{{Basho|sa|10|e|5|3}}
{{Basho|ma|34|w|5|3}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1942}}
{{Basho|ma|20|w|3|5}}
{{Basho|ma|22|e|5|3}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1943}}
{{Basho|ma|10|w|6|2}}
{{Basho|j|12|e|9|6}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1944}}
{{Basho|j|6|w|10|5}}
{{Basho|j|1|e|6|4}}
{{Basho|m|17|e|5|5}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1945}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Basho|m|8|w|5|2}}
{{Basho|m|2|w|3|7}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1946}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Basho|m|6|w|7|6}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1947}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Basho|m|3|e|7|3}}
{{Basho|k|2|e|4|7}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1948}}
{{Basho|note|Not held}}
{{Basho|m|3|e|4|7}}
{{Basho|m|8|e|6|5}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1949}}
{{Basho|m|7|e|10|3||j}}
{{Basho|m|2|e|4|11|||*|*}}
{{Basho|m|6|w|8|7}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1950}}
{{Basho|m|2|w|5|10}}
{{Basho|m|6|w|4|11}}
{{Basho|m|11|w|7|8}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1951}}
{{Basho|m|12|e|7|8}}
{{Basho|m|13|w|11|4}}
{{Basho|m|3|w|8|7}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1952}}
{{Basho|k||e|8|7}}
{{Basho|k||e|5|10}}
{{Basho|m|3|e|8|7|||*}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record box end}}
{{Sumo record box start 1953-1956}}
{{Sumo record year start|1953}}
{{Basho|m|1|e|3|12|||*}}
{{Basho|m|7|e|10|5}}
{{Basho|m|4|e|6|9|||*}}
{{Basho|m|6|e|10|5|||f|*}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1954}}
{{Basho|m|1|e|2|9|4||*}}
{{Basho|m|7|w|1|10|4}}
{{Basho|m|16|w|11|4}}
{{Basho|m|7|e|7|8}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record year start|1955}}
{{Basho|m|9|e|7|8}}
{{Basho|m|10|w|5|10}}
{{Basho|intai|rank=m|r-no=15|tozai=w|win=0|loss=0|absent=15}}
{{Basho|}}
{{Sumo record year end}}
{{Sumo record box end}}