Konishiki Yasokichi

Konishiki Yasokichi was a former sumo wrestler from Oahu, Hawaii, in the United States, whose highest rank reached was ozeki. He became the first foreign-born wrestler to reach ozeki. He made his professional debut in July 1982 and entered makuuchi for the first time in the July 1984 tournament. His favored techniques were tsuki, oshi, and kimedashi; he suffered from the aftereffects of a right knee injury and had large swings in form. He retired in November 1997. His last stable as an active wrestler was Takasago stable. He won three makuuchi championships. His career record was 730 wins and 498 losses over 93 career tournaments.