length restrictions in professional sumo?

[Takemi 0]

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[Kintamayama 47,184]

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Edited April 3, 2004 by Kintamayama

[Yubiquitoyama 4]

The height restriction officially is 1.73 centimeters. Then there is a second set of physical tests, and if you pass them, you can be as short as 1.67. Takekaze and new Juryo Toyonoshima fall into the second category.

As for being fair, that's the way it is..

Are the restrictions actually in place even as regards to college rikishi eligible for a tsukedashi start? I

Edited April 3, 2004 by Yubiquitoyama

[Kintamayama 47,184]

Are the restrictions actually in place even as regards to college rikishi eligible for a tsukedashi start? I

[Asashosakari 20,225]

Are the restrictions actually in place even as regards to college rikishi eligible for a tsukedashi start?

The primary 1.73 m height requirement clearly isn't enforced on tsukedashi starters, as Takekaze's case indicates. I have no idea if the same goes for the secondary height limit, though...but I doubt the Kyokai has actually made up their minds on this, seeing as the probability that this will ever matter is rather low.

[Yoavoshimaru 0]

a guy that can walk upright under my dinner table

That's one very high dinner table :-S