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Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (born 1938)
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Japanese sumo wrestler
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yamagata Prefecture. He was the sport's 47th yokozuna, fighting at the sport's highest rank from 1961 to 1969. After his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and ran his own training stable…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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