Fujinishiki Akira

Fujinishiki Akira was a sumo wrestler from Yamanashi Prefecture. He was born on 18 March 1937. He was 175 cm tall and weighed 136 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1953. His highest rank was komusubi, the fourth-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 414 wins and 466 losses over 59 tournaments. He won one championship in makuuchi. He earned 7 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) 4 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) once. His career record was 574 wins and 559 losses over 86 career tournaments. He retired in November 1968. He died on 17 December 2003 at the age of 66. His last stable as an active wrestler was Takasago stable.