Aoiyama Kosuke

Aoiyama Kosuke is a former sumo wrestler from Yambol, Bulgaria. He was born on 19 June 1986. From November 2009 he used the shikona (a ring name) Aoiyama Kosuke, and before that he had a different ring name. After belonging to Tagonoura stable, his last stable as an active wrestler was Kasugano stable. His highest rank reached was sekiwake, the third-highest rank, and he spent 71 tournaments in makuuchi, the top division. Over 90 career tournaments he recorded 613 wins and 607 losses. Aoiyama received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho), one of the three special prizes, for fighting spirit, four times and the Technique Prize (gino-sho), one of the three special prizes, for technique, once, and earned one kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). In September 2024 he retired.