Word: tamanoumi
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...Died. Tamanoumi, 27, one of two reigning grand champions in the ancient and immensely popular Japanese sport of sumo (wrestling); of a heart attack following an appendectomy; in Tokyo. At 5 ft. 9 in. and 297 Ibs., Tamanoumi (a self-given nom de guerre meaning "Sea of Gems") was often dwarfed by the behemoths who dominate sumo. He suffered frequent injuries as he climbed to the top, but always recovered; "I am like a phoenix," he often said. His dazzlingly cunning techniques in the ring wowed sumo aficionados time and again. When out of combat, he was a swinging celebrity...
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