Naruyama Akira

Naruyama Akira was a sumo wrestler from Hyogo Prefecture. He was born on 27 November 1931. He was 176 cm tall and weighed 110 kg. He made his professional debut in October 1948. His highest rank was komusubi, the fourth-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 261 wins and 294 losses over 37 tournaments. He earned 6 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) once. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 3 times. His career record was 454 wins and 433 losses over 61 career tournaments. He retired in May 1962. He died on 8 May 1978 at the age of 46. His last stable as an active wrestler was Onogawa stable.