Kitanoumi Toshimitsu date of birth:
May 16, 1953
How old was Kitanoumi Toshimitsu when died?
62
Where was Kitanoumi Toshimitsu born?
Hokkaido, Japan
When did Kitanoumi Toshimitsu die?
November 20, 2015
Where did Kitanoumi Toshimitsu die?
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
How tall is Kitanoumi Toshimitsu?
5' 10½" (179 cm)
How much does Kitanoumi Toshimitsu weigh?
370 lbs (167.8 kg)
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu body shape:
Large
What color are Kitanoumi Toshimitsu's eyes?
Black
What color is Kitanoumi Toshimitsu's hair?
Black
Is Kitanoumi Toshimitsu gay or straight?
Straight
What is Kitanoumi Toshimitsu's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Kitanoumi Toshimitsu nationality?
Japanese
What is Kitanoumi Toshimitsu's occupation?
Wrestler
Short Biography
Kitanoumi Toshimitsu (北の湖敏満, born May 16, 1953 as Obata Toshimitsu, Japanese:小畑 敏満) is a former sumo wrestler. He was the dominant yokozuna in sumo during the 1970s. Kitanoumi was promoted to yokozuna at age 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank, and he remained a yokozuna for a record 63 tournaments. He won 24 tournament championships during his career and was one of a series of truly great yokozuna who came from Hokkaidō, the most northerly of the four main islands of Japan. Following his retirement in 1985 he established Kitanoumi stable. Chairman of the Japan Sumo Association from 2002 until 2008, he returned to the post in 2012, the first man to do so.