Kaiki Nobuhide
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Kaiki Nobuhide (born 12 June 1952 as Masaaki Nishino) is a former sumo wrestler from Tenmabayashi, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1965, and was promoted to the top makuuchi division in 1975. He earned three gold stars for defeating yokozuna and one special prize. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he reached in July 1979. He retired in 1987 and was the head coach of the Tomozuna stable from 1989 until 2017, training ōzeki Kaiō among others. He was also a Director of the Japan Sumo Association. In 2017 he was re-hired by the Sumo Association as a consultant after retiring as head coach.
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Kaiki Nobuhide | |
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魁輝 薫秀 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Masaaki Nishino (1952-06-12) 12 June 1952 (age 72) Aomori, Japan |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 148 kg (326 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Tomozuna |
Record | 744–790–25 |
Debut | September 1965 |
Highest rank | Sekiwake (July 1979) |
Retired | March 1987 |
Elder name | Tomozuna |
Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) |
Gold Stars | 3 Kitanoumi Wakanohana II Takanosato |
* Up to date as of July 2008. |
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