Kainoyama Isamu

Kainoyama Isamu was a sumo wrestler from Ibaraki Prefecture. He was born on 28 June 1940. He was 172 cm tall and weighed 120 kg. He made his professional debut in May 1956. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 384 wins and 413 losses over 54 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) twice. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 3 times. His career record was 550 wins and 496 losses over 80 career tournaments. He retired in January 1970. He died on 5 July 1997 at the age of 57. His last stable as an active wrestler was Dewanoumi stable.