Aonosato Sakari

Aonosato Sakari was a sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture. He was born on 13 November 1935. He was 182 cm tall and weighed 120 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1953. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 408 wins and 492 losses over 60 tournaments. He earned 5 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) once. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) once. His career record was 557 wins and 584 losses over 88 career tournaments. He retired in March 1969. He died on 16 May 2008 at the age of 72. His last stable as an active wrestler was Tokitsukaze stable.