Hasegawa Katsuhiro

Hasegawa Katsuhiro was a sumo wrestler from Hokkaido. He was born on 20 July 1944. He was 182 cm tall and weighed 120 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1960. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 523 wins and 502 losses over 69 tournaments. He won one championship in makuuchi. He earned 9 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 3 times. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) 3 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) twice. His career record was 678 wins and 577 losses over 98 career tournaments. He retired in May 1976. He died on 31 May 2026 at the age of 81. His last stable as an active wrestler was Sadogatake stable.