Wakasegawa Taiji

Wakasegawa Taiji was a sumo wrestler from Hyogo Prefecture. He was born on 20 February 1920. He was 176 cm tall and weighed 110 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1935. His highest rank was komusubi, the fourth-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 352 wins and 395 losses over 54 tournaments. He earned 7 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) once. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 3 times. His career record was 414 wins and 434 losses over 68 career tournaments. He retired in January 1959. He died on 3 September 1993 at the age of 73. His last stable as an active wrestler was Araiso stable.