Shimizugawa Akio

Shimizugawa Akio was a sumo wrestler from Hyogo Prefecture. He was born on 13 August 1925. He was 176 cm tall and weighed 115 kg. He made his professional debut in May 1940. His highest rank was komusubi, the fourth-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 284 wins and 297 losses over 41 tournaments. He earned 5 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) once. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) twice. His career record was 336 wins and 328 losses over 54 career tournaments. He retired in September 1958. He died on 5 February 1979 at the age of 53. His last stable as an active wrestler was Oitekaze stable.