Hattori Yūji, Date of Birth

    

Hattori Yūji

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1960

Profession: teacher, rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Hattori Yūji

  • Hattori Yuji (born 20 August 1960 as Yuji Hattori) is a former sumo wrestler from Obu, Aichi, Japan.
  • While an amateur at Doshisha University he won a then–record seventeen collegiate sumo titles.
  • He joined Isenoumi stable and for a time used the prestigious shikona Fujinokawa, the fighting name of Isenoumi Oyakata, ex sekiwake Fujinokawa Takeo.
  • He made his professional debut in March 1983 and reached the top division in March 1985.
  • However, he was very injury–prone and never made the san'yaku ranks, his highest rank being maegashira 3.
  • He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in July 1987 at the age of just 26.
  • He later became a sumo commentator.

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