Wakamaeda Eiichiro

Wakamaeda Eiichiro was a sumo wrestler from Aichi Prefecture. He was born on 24 November 1930. He was 174 cm tall and weighed 129 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1950. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 355 wins and 389 losses over 50 tournaments. He earned 3 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) 3 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) once. His career record was 484 wins and 475 losses over 67 career tournaments. He retired in January 1964. He died on 3 June 2007 at the age of 76. His last stable as an active wrestler was Takasago stable.