Ouchiyama Heikichi

大内山 平吉 Ōuchiyama Heikichi
Personal information
Born	Heikichi Ouchi June 19, 1926(1926-06-19) Ibaragi, Japan
Died	November 1, 1985(1985-11-01) (aged 59)
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	153 kg (340 lb)
Career
Heya	Tokitsukaze
Record	347-278-53
Debut	January 1944
Highest rank	Ozeki (May 1955)
Retired	March 1959
Yūshō	1 (Makushita)
Sanshō	Outstanding Performance (1)
Kinboshi	2 (Chiyonoyama, Tochinishiki)
* Career information is correct as of October 2008.

Ouchiyama Heikichi (born Heikichi Ouchi, 19 June 1926 - 1 November 1985) was a sumo wrestler from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

He joined Tokitsukaze stable in 1944 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1949. After finishing as runner-up to Chiyonoyama with a 13-2 record in March 1955 (Chiyonoyama defeated him in a playoff) he was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ozeki. He only managed to stay at ozeki for eight tournaments, as injury meant he had three consecutive make-koshi or losing scores which saw him demoted from the rank. He fought in the maegashira ranks until his retirement in 1959. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, working as a coach at his old stable. He was known as Shikoroyama Oyakata until 1961 and then Tatsutayama Oyakata until his death in 1985.

He was well known for his extraordinary size: at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in) tall he was the tallest modern era ozeki until Akebono in 1992.

See also

• List of past sumo wrestlers

External links

• Career record

Persondata
Name	Ouchiyama Heikichi
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	19 June 1926
Place of birth	Ibaragi, Japan
Date of death	1 November 1985
Place of death

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