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Sumo wrestler
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Place of birth
Saitama Prefecture
Age
75 years
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Biography
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.
Career record
- The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
| Year in sumo | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March Haru basho, Osaka | May Natsu basho, Tokyo | July Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September Aki basho, Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | x | x | (Maezumo) | Not held | East Jonokuchi #10 5–3 | Not held |
| 1955 | East Jonidan #48 4–4 | West Jonidan #31 4–4 | West Jonidan #24 5–3 | Not held | East Jonidan #3 8–0–P Champion | Not held |
| 1956 | East Sandanme #59 8–0–P | West Sandanme #8 5–3 | East Makushita #68 5–3 | Not held | East Makushita #62 6–2 | Not held |
| 1957 | East Makushita #46 6–2 | East Makushita #30 5–3 | West Makushita #24 6–2 | Not held | East Makushita #13 7–1–P Champion | East Makushita #1 5–3 |
| 1958 | East Jūryō #24 11–4 | West Jūryō #14 11–4 | West Jūryō #6 11–4–P Champion | East Jūryō #1 11–4 | West Maegashira #18 12–3 F | West Maegashira #4 7–8 |
| 1959 | West Maegashira #4 10–5 F★ | West Komusubi #1 2–13 | West Maegashira #11 8–7 | East Maegashira #10 9–6 | East Maegashira #4 7–8 | West Maegashira #4 6–9 |
| 1960 | West Maegashira #7 7–8 | East Maegashira #9 5–10 | West Maegashira #14 13–2 | East Maegashira #4 8–7 | West Maegashira #1 4–11 | West Maegashira #8 6–9 |
| 1961 | West Maegashira #12 7–8 | West Maegashira #12 4–11 | West Jūryō #1 8–7 | East Jūryō #1 13–2 Champion | West Maegashira #9 7–8 | East Maegashira #10 10–5 |
| 1962 | East Maegashira #5 11–4 | East Maegashira #1 11–4 | East Komusubi #1 5–10 | East Maegashira #4 9–6 | East Komusubi #1 5–10 | West Maegashira #3 6–9 |
| 1963 | East Maegashira #6 8–7 | West Maegashira #2 9–6 | East Komusubi #1 11–4 | West Sekiwake #1 8–7 | West Sekiwake #1 5–10 | East Maegashira #2 7–8 |
| 1964 | East Maegashira #3 7–8 | East Maegashira #3 2–13 | East Maegashira #12 10–5 | East Maegashira #5 2–13 ★ | West Maegashira #13 10–5 | East Maegashira #7 11–4 |
| 1965 | East Maegashira #3 5–10 | East Maegashira #7 10–5 | West Maegashira #1 6–9 | West Maegashira #3 8–7 ★ | West Maegashira #2 4–11 | West Maegashira #8 6–9 |
| 1966 | West Maegashira #13 9–6 | East Maegashira #10 9–6 | East Maegashira #6 6–9 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | West Maegashira #5 5–10 | West Maegashira #8 5–10 |
| 1967 | East Jūryō #1 10–5 | East Maegashira #13 8–7 | West Maegashira #12 5–10 | East Jūryō #4 9–6 | West Jūryō #1 8–7 | West Maegashira #11 4–11 |
| 1968 | West Jūryō #3 5–10 | East Jūryō #9 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 7–8 | West Jūryō #8 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 3–12 | West Jūryō #12 Retired 1–9–5 |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) | ||||||
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