Chiyonoyama Masanobu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sumo wrestler
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Place of Birth: Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
About Chiyonoyama Masanobu
- Chiyonoyama Masanobu (???? ??, June 2, 1926 – October 29, 1977) was a sumo wrestler from Fukushima, Hokkaido, Japan.
- He was the sport's 41st yokozuna from 1951 until 1959.
- He is regarded as the first "modern" yokozuna in that he was promoted by the Japan Sumo Association itself and not the House of Yoshida Tsukasa.
- He was the first yokozuna from Hokkaido, which was also the birthplace of the subsequent yokozuna Yoshibayama, Taiho, Kitanoumi and his own recruits Kitanofuji and Chiyonofuji.
- After his retirement he left the Dewanoumi group of stables and founded Kokonoe stable in 1967.
- He died in 1977 while still an active stablemaster.
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