Kokkai Futoshi

Kokkai Futoshi is a former sumo wrestler from Georgia. He made his professional debut in May 2001, and his last stable as an active wrestler was Oitekaze stable. His highest rank was komusubi, the fourth-highest rank; he spent 45 tournaments in makuuchi, the top division. In juryo, the second division, he won the championship at the November 2003 tournament, and he earned two Fighting Spirit Prizes (kanto-sho, one of the three special prizes, for fighting spirit) and two kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). Kokkai was also the first sekitori (a wrestler in juryo or the top division) from Europe. Over 68 career tournaments he recorded 446 wins and 458 losses. In September 2012 he retired.