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Yoshibayama Junnosuke
Yoshibayama Junnosuke (吉葉山 潤之輔, April 3, 1920 – November 26, 1977), real name Junnosuke Ikeda, was a sumo wrestler from Atsuta, Hokkaidō, Japan. He was the sport's 43rd "yokozuna". He suffered a number of injuries and only won one tournament championship, but he was a popular wrestler. He was a runner-up five times, and earned three special prizes and two gold stars in his top division career. After his retirement in 1958 he revived and led the
"ōzeki" in May 1951, after two successive runner-up performances of 13–2 at the rank of "sekiwake". He recorded an "azukari", or hold, on the 12th day of September 1951 tournament. The reason is that his opponent, Azumafuji, couldn't stand up any more. Yoshibayama could have been awarded a win, but sportingly insisted on a draw. In May 1953 he finished with 14 wins and only one loss, but the championship went to undefeated "maegashira" Tokitsuyama whom Yoshibayama had