What is Kitanoumi Toshimitsu?
[[File:Kitanoumi in Sumiyoshi Taisha (1) IMG 1452 20130302.JPG|thumb|right|Kitanoumi in 2013]] '''Kitanoumi Toshimitsu''' (北の湖敏満 ''Obata Toshimitsu''; May 16, 1953 &ndash; November 20, 2015) was a [[Japan]]ese [[sumo]] wrestler. He was the dominant ''[[Yokozuna (sumo)|yokozuna]]'' in sumo during the 1970s. Kitanoumi was promoted to ''yokozuna'' at age 21, becoming the youngest ever to achieve sumo's top rank, and he remained a ''yokozuna'' for a record 63 tournaments. He won 24 tournament championships during his career. Following his retirement in 1985 he established [[Kitanoumi stable]]. He was chairman of the [[Japan Sumo Association]] from 2002 until 2008, and from 2012 until his death. Kitanoumi died of [[multiple organ failure]] caused by [[colorectal cancer]] on the evening of November 20, 2015, aged 62.<ref name=death>[http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASHCN5441HCNUTQP018.html 北の湖理事長が死去、６２歳 元横綱・優勝２４度] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120121834/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASHCN5441HCNUTQP018.html |date=2015-11-20 }}. Asahi. November 20, 2015</ref> He was in [[Fukuoka]] for the Kyushu tournament and was taken to hospital for [[anemia]] in the morning, after which his condition deteriorated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Milestone/Sumo-association-head-Kitanoumi-dies-at-62|title=Sumo association head Kitanoumi dies at 62|date=November 20, 2015|publisher=Nikkei Asian Review|access-date=November 20, 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122021436/http://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Milestone/Sumo-association-head-Kitanoumi-dies-at-62|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Kitanoumi Toshimitsu}} * [http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/kiroku_daicho/mei_yokozuna/kitanoumi.html Japan Sumo Association profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070527014136/http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/kiroku_daicho/mei_yokozuna/kitanoumi.html |date=2007-05-27 }} * [http://www.sumofanmag.com/content/