Chiyonofuji Mitsugu (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born June 1, 1955, as Mitsugu Akimoto in Hokkaid, Japan, is a former champion sumo wrestler and the 58th yokozuna of the sport. He is now the head coach of Kokonoe stable. Chiyonofuji was one of the greatest yokozuna of recent times, winning 31 tournament championships, second only to Taih . He was particularly remarkable for his longevity in sumo's top rank, which he held for a period of ten years from 1981 to 1991. He won more tournaments in his thirties than any other wrestler and retired in his mid-thirties, in contrast to most recent yokozuna who have tended to retire around 30.