Ōtori Tanigorō
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| Birth name | Akira Takida | |
| Date of birth | April 3, 1887 | |
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | |
| Date of death | November 16, 1956 (aged 69) | |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 113 kg (250 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Miyagino | |
| Record | 107-49-68-6draws-10holds (Makuuchi) | |
| Debut | May, 1903 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (February, 1915) | |
| Retired | May, 1920 | |
| Yusho | 2 (Makuuchi) | |
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* Career information is correct as of October 2007. |
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Ōtori Tanigorō (鳳 谷五郎, April 3, 1887 - November 16, 1956) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 24th Yokozuna. On November 11, 2006, his monument was established in Inzai, Chiba.[1]
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- ^ まいたいむ北総2006年11月25日号 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
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Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title
