Tochinoumi Teruyoshi

Tochinoumi Teruyoshi was a professional sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture and the 49th yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo. Born on 13 March 1938, he made his professional debut in September 1955 under a different shikona, a ring name, and used the name Tochinoumi from September 1960. Following the January 1964 tournament he became yokozuna, and in makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 315 wins and 181 losses and won three top-division championships. As an active wrestler his last stable was Kasugano stable, and he retired in November 1966. On 29 January 2021 he died at the age of 82.