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Daigō Kenshi

sumo wrestler

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ5209121 ↗
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Daigō Kenshi (born 23 May 1952 as Noburu Itakura) is a former sumo wrestler from Yamamoto, Akita, Japan. He began his professional debut in May 1966 and reached the top division in November 1975. His highest rank was maegashira 11. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association. He was forced to leave the Sumo Association in September 1988, as the Kitajin elder name he was using was needed by the retiring sekiwake Kirinji.

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The public source identifies “Daigō Kenshi” as sumo wrestler. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Daigō, Kenshi and sumo.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1952, 1966, 1975, 1988—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1952-05-23. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Daigō, Kenshi and sumo providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Daigō Kenshi” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.