Daigo Hisateru

Daigo Hisateru was a sumo wrestler from Kagawa Prefecture. He was born on 24 September 1937. He was 188 cm tall and weighed 133 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1955. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 387 wins and 374 losses over 51 tournaments. He won one championship in makuuchi. He earned 8 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) 3 times. His career record was 501 wins and 412 losses over 69 career tournaments. He retired in May 1967. He died on 2 November 1983 at the age of 46. His last stable as an active wrestler was Hanakago stable.