Kitanoumi Toshimitsu Death
Kitanoumi passed away on November 20, 2015 at the age of 62 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
When did Kitanoumi Toshimitsu die?
November 20, 2015How old was Kitanoumi Toshimitsu when died?
62Where did Kitanoumi Toshimitsu die? What was the location of death?
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu Birthday and Date of Death
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu was born on May 16, 1953 and died on November 20, 2015. Kitanoumi was 62 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: May 16, 1953
Date of Death: November 20, 2015
Age at Death: 62
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu - Biography
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu (北の湖敏満, born May 16, 1953 as Obata Toshimitsu, Japanese:小畑 敏満) is a former sumo wrestler. He was the dominant yokozuna in sumo during the 1970s. Kitanoumi was promoted to yokozuna at age 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank, and he remained a yokozuna for a record 63 tournaments. He won 24 tournament championships during his career and was one of a series of truly great yokozuna who came from Hokkaidō, the most northerly of the four main islands of Japan. Following his retirement in 1985 he established Kitanoumi stable. Chairman of the Japan Sumo Association from 2002 until 2008, he returned to the post in 2012, the first man to do so.
