Dewanishiki Tadao

Dewanishiki Tadao was a sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He was born on 15 July 1925. He was 181 cm tall and weighed 143 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 542 wins and 556 losses over 77 tournaments. He earned 10 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) once. His career record was 595 wins and 576 losses over 90 career tournaments. He retired in September 1964. He died on 1 January 2005 at the age of 79. His last stable as an active wrestler was Dewanoumi stable.