Oginohana Masaaki

Oginohana Masaaki was a sumo wrestler from Saga Prefecture. He was born on 29 November 1935. He was 174 cm tall and weighed 124 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1952. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 387 wins and 422 losses over 54 tournaments. He earned 3 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) once. His career record was 524 wins and 522 losses over 81 career tournaments. He retired in May 1967. He died on 16 December 2006 at the age of 71. His last stable as an active wrestler was Dewanoumi stable.