Hananokuni Akihiro

Hananokuni Akihiro is a former sumo wrestler from Osaka Prefecture. He was born on 15 October 1959. He was 185 cm tall and weighed 146 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1975. His highest rank was Maegashira 1. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 159 wins and 189 losses over 24 tournaments. He earned 1 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) once. His career record was 605 wins and 593 losses over 118 career tournaments. He retired in 1994. His last stable as an active wrestler was Hanaregoma stable.