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Tōki Susumu (born July 4, 1974 as Jun Tamaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ''komusubi.'' He is now a sumo coach. ==Career== Tōki began his career in January 1991 after joining the Takasago stable. Just like ex-''sekiwake'' Takamiyama, who was a member of the same heya during the 1970s and 80s, Tōki wore long sideburns as a distinctive feature. In 1998 Tōki managed to enter the top ''makuuchi'' division for the first time and quickly became a regular ''maegashira'', although his results were not sufficient to make him a ''sanyaku'' wrestler (although he was a ''komusubi'' for one tournament in September 2003, he could not retain this rank). He was not a great challenge to the top wrestlers in his Makuuchi days, losing every bout he fought against both Musashimaru and Takanohana. He never managed to defeat a ''yokozuna'' or win a special prize. On December 18, 2000 in Osaka Tōki was behind the wheel of a car which hit a pedestrian and killed her. He should not have been driving at all because the Sumo Association had banned all wrestlers from doing so following a previous incident. Tōki was forced to sit out the January 2001 tournament as a result, and fell to the ''jūryō'' division. This left the Takasago stable without any top division wrestlers for the first time in its 123-year history. However, Tōki was immediately promoted back to ''makuuchi'' following his return to the ring in March 2001. In 2004, Tōki suffered a shoulder injury which eventually led to him dropping to ''jūryō'' once more. He did not succeed in making a sustained comeback to ''makuuchi'', although he managed to return temporarily twice. He suffered increasingly from back problems related to spinal stenosis, which was the reason why he missed six days of the January 2006 tournament. This also reduced the power of his pushes and thrusts to his opponents. After a disastrous make-koshi in March, Tōki was demoted to ''makushita'' in May 2006 and announced his retirement on the day the tournament started. 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「Tōki Susumu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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