Kitanoumi Toshimitsu (北の湖敏満 "Obata Toshimitsu"; May 16, 1953 – November 20, 2015) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. He was the dominant "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.