Takanohana (II) Kōji (貴乃花 光司, Takanohana Kōji, born August 12, 1972, as Kōji Hanada (花田 光司 Hanada Kōji)) is a Japanese former sumo wrestler and coach. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, and he won 22 tournament championships between 1992 and 2001, the sixth highest total ever. The son of a popular ōzeki ranked wrestler from the 1970s, Takanohana's rise through the ranks alongside his elder brother Wakanohana and his rivalry with the foreign born yokozuna Akebono saw interest in sumo and attendance at tournaments soar during the early 1990s.
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12 August 1972 (age 52) Suginami, Tokyo
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Zodiac | Leo |
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