retireddate update birth_place weight height debut name record native_name birth_date heya highestrank prizes article_title birth_name
may , 1979 sep. 2012 kakogawa , hyōgo , japan 113 kg lb on 1.78 january , 1961 大竜川 一男 684-684-0 大竜川 一男 21 january 1946 mihogaseki maegashira 1 -lrb- november , 1969 -rrb- fighting spirit -lrb- 2 -rrb- dairyūgawa kazuo
 kazuo wada
dairyūgawa kazuo

dairyūgawa kazuo -lrb- born 21 january 1946 as kazuo wada -rrb- is a former sumo wrestler from kakogawa , hyōgo , japan .
he made his professional debut in september january 1961 , and reached the top division in september 1968 .
his highest rank was `` maegashira '' 1 .
upon retirement from active competition , he became an elder in the japan sumo association , under the name kiyomigata .
he reached the sumo association 's mandatory retirement age in january 2011 .
