Kotonowaka Terumasa

Kotonowaka Terumasa is a former sumo wrestler from Yamagata Prefecture. He was born on 15 May 1968. He was 191 cm tall and weighed 175 kg. He made his professional debut in May 1984. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 608 wins and 657 losses over 90 tournaments. He earned 8 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) twice. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) 5 times. His career record was 782 wins and 764 losses over 130 career tournaments. He retired in November 2005. His last stable as an active wrestler was Sadogatake stable.