Yoshinohana Masaki

Yoshinohana Masaki was a sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He was born on 4 September 1943. He was 189 cm tall and weighed 165 kg. He made his professional debut in May 1959. His highest rank was Maegashira 1. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 234 wins and 298 losses over 36 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 527 wins and 533 losses over 86 career tournaments. He retired in 1973. He died in 2020. His last stable as an active wrestler was Dewanoumi stable.