Rikidozan Mitsuhiro

Rikidozan Mitsuhiro was a sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was born on 14 November 1924. He was 176 cm tall and weighed 116 kg. He made his professional debut in May 1940. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 75 wins and 54 losses over 11 tournaments. He earned 2 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) once. His career record was 135 wins and 82 losses over 23 career tournaments. He retired in September 1950. He died on 15 December 1963 at the age of 39. His last stable as an active wrestler was Nishonoseki stable.