Tochinoumi Teruyoshi

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Tochinoumi Teruyoshi (Japanese: 栃ノ海 晃嘉, born Shigehiro Hanada (花田 茂廣); March 13, 1938 – January 29, 2021) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was born in Aomori, Japan. He was the sport's 49th yokozuna. He won six special prizes. He was one of the lightest yokozuna ever at just 110 kg. He was a coach at Kasugano stable, and was head coach from 1990 until his retirement in 2003.

Teruyoshi died on January 29, 2021 from pneumonia at the age of 82.[1]

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