Kuninobori Kunio

Kuninobori Kunio was a sumo wrestler from Tokyo. He was born on 18 April 1925. He was 174 cm tall and weighed 126 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 292 wins and 311 losses over 44 tournaments. He earned 4 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) twice. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) once. His career record was 432 wins and 427 losses over 70 career tournaments. He retired in May 1961. He died on 3 October 1995 at the age of 70. His last stable as an active wrestler was Takasago stable.