Tochiakagi Takanori

Tochiakagi Takanori was a sumo wrestler from Gunma Prefecture. He was born on 31 October 1954. He was 180 cm tall and weighed 135 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1973. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 234 wins and 252 losses over 35 tournaments. He earned 8 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 4 times. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) 4 times. His career record was 556 wins and 543 losses over 104 career tournaments. He retired in March 1990. He died on 18 August 1997 at the age of 42. His last stable as an active wrestler was Kasugano stable.