Terao Tsunefumi

Terao Tsunefumi was a sumo wrestler from Kagoshima Prefecture. He was born on 2 February 1963. He was 185 cm tall and weighed 116 kg. He made his professional debut in July 1979. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 626 wins and 753 losses over 93 tournaments. He earned 7 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 3 times. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) 3 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) once. His career record was 858 wins and 937 losses over 140 career tournaments. He retired in September 2002. He died on 17 December 2023 at the age of 60. His last stable as an active wrestler was Izutsu stable.