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Chiyotaikai Ryūji is a rikishi. Born on April 29, 1976, Chiyotaikai Ryūji is from Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan. The age as of 2026 is 50. The listed height is 180 cm.
My Take
Sixty-five consecutive tournaments at ozeki. That number stopped me. In sumo, ozeki is the rank just below yokozuna, and it is also the rank where careers quietly end: fall short twice in a row and you lose it. Chiyotaikai held it from 1999 to 2009, longer than anyone else in the modern era. I find that harder to admire in the abstract than a single grand triumph, and yet more impressive the longer I sit with it. Ten years of not slipping. Ten years of showing up in January, March, May, and doing enough. He debuted in 1992, reached the top makuuchi division in 1997, and at 180 cm he was never the largest man in the ring. What he had was forward pressure, a thrusting style that refused to give ground. To me his record reads less like dominance and more like stubbornness turned into an art form, and that is a rarer thing to watch.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chiyotaikai Ryūji
- Name (Japanese)
- 千代大海龍二
- Reading
- ちよたいかい りゅうじ
- Born
- April 29, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- rikishi
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3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Chiyotaikai Ryūji born?
Born April 29, 1976 (age 50).
Where is Chiyotaikai Ryūji from?
Chiyotaikai Ryūji is from Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan.
What does Chiyotaikai Ryūji do?
Chiyotaikai Ryūji works as rikishi.
How tall is Chiyotaikai Ryūji?
Chiyotaikai Ryūji is 180 cm.