Wakachichibu Komei

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{{Infobox sumo wrestler

| image = File:Wakachichibu 1959 Scan10012.JPG

| native_name = 若秩父高明

| name = Wakachichibu Komei

| birth_name = Komei Kato

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1939|03|16}}

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2014|09|17|1939|03|16}}

| birth_place = Chichibu, Saitama, Japan

| height = {{height|meters=1.75}}

| weight = {{convert|150|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| heya = Hanakago

| rank =

| record = 570-527-5

| debut = May, 1954

| highestrank = Sekiwake (July, 1963)

| retireddate = November, 1968

| eldername = Tokiwayama

| yushos = 2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Jonidan)

| prizes = Fighting Spirit (2)

| goldstars = 3
Tochinoumi (2)
Chiyonoyama

| update = June 2020

}}

Wakachichibu Komei (real name Komei Kato, 16 March 1939 – 17 September 2014) was a sumo wrestler from Chichibu, Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1954 and reached the top division in September 1958. His highest rank was sekiwake. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Tokiwayama. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in March 2004.{{cite web | author= | title=Wakachichibu Komei Kabu History | publisher=Sumo Reference | url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Kabu.aspx?rikishi=3974 | date= | accessdate=2012-09-07}}

Career record

The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.

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{{Sumo record year start|1954}}

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{{Sumo record year start|1956}}

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See also

References

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Category:1939 births

Category:2014 deaths

Category:Japanese sumo wrestlers

Category:Sumo people from Saitama Prefecture

Category:Sekiwake

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