Tagaryū Shōji

Tagaryū Shōji
多賀竜 昇司
Personal information
Born黒谷 昇 Noboru Kurotani
(1958-02-15) February 15, 1958
Ibaraki, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight142 kg (313 lb)
Career
StableKagamiyama
Record561–621–10
DebutMarch, 1974
Highest rankSekiwake (November, 1983)
RetiredMay, 1991
Elder nameKagamiyama
Championships1 (Makuuchi)
1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Sandanme)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (1)
Technique (1)
Gold Stars1 (Kitanoumi)

Last updated: June 2007

Tagaryū Shōji (Japanese: 多賀竜 昇司, born February 15, 1958) is a former sumo wrestler from Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake. In 1984 he won a top division yūshō or tournament championship from the maegashira ranking. After retiring in 1991 he became a sumo coach and head of the Kagamiyama stable, as well as a director of the Japan Sumo Association.