Miyabiyama Tetsushi most short-lived "ōzeki" on record (not counting wrestlers who have quickly been promoted to "yokozuna"). Miyabiyama sat out the two tournaments following his demotion with an injury, and so had to start all over again from the "maegashira" ranks. In January 2003 he looked to have earned his first ever "kinboshi" or gold star and to have defeated "yokozuna" Takanohana for the first time in eleven attempts with a rare counter-attacking "nichonage" throw but although the referee declared him the winner the judges ordered a rematch, which he lost. (The Sumo Association was inundated with calls of protest from the
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