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, born June 1, 1955, as in Hokkaidō, Japan, is a former champion sumo wrestler and the 58th ''yokozuna'' of the sport. He is now the stable master of Kokonoe stable. Chiyonofuji was one of the greatest ''yokozuna'' of recent times, winning 31 ''yusho'' or tournament championships, second at the time only to Taihō. He was particularly remarkable for his longevity in sumo's top rank, which he held for a period of ten years from 1981 to 1991. Promoted at the age of twenty-six after winning his second championship, he seemed only to improve with age and won more tournaments in his thirties than any other wrestler, finally retiring in May 1991 just short of his thirty-sixth birthday. This is in contrast to most recent ''yokozuna'' who have tended to retire around 30. During his 21-year professional career Chiyonofuji set records for most career victories (1045) and most wins in the top ''makuuchi'' division (807). This caused him to be listed by Guinness World Records〔(Page 375 of Guinness World Records 2009 )〕 Both of these records were later broken by Kaiō Hiroyuki. He won the Kyushu tournament, one of the six annual ''honbasho'', a record eight consecutive years from 1981 until 1988, and also set the record for the longest postwar run of consecutive wins (53 bouts in 1988). That record stood for 22 years until Hakuhō broke it with his 54th straight win in September 2010. In a sport where weight is often regarded as vital, Chiyonofuji was quite light at around 120 kg. He relied on superior technique and muscle to defeat opponents. He was the lightest ''yokozuna'' since Tochinoumi in the 1960s. Upon his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Kokonoe-oyakata. ==Early life== He was born in Fukushima, a town in the Matsumae District of Hokkaidō, northern Japan. He was a son of a fisherman. At school he excelled in athletics events, particularly running. He was scouted at the age of 15 by the Kokonoe stable's head Chiyonoyama, who had served as the 41st ''yokozuna'' and was from the same Fukushima town. Chiyonoyama promised him a trip to Tokyo in an airplane, which excited the young Akimoto as he had never flown before. At the time of his debut he weighed just . In 1977, Chiyonoyama died, and Kitanofuji, the 52nd ''yokozuna'' also from Hokkaidō, took over the stable. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chiyonofuji Mitsugu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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