Wakafutase Tadayuki

Wakafutase Tadayuki was a sumo wrestler from Aichi Prefecture. He was born on 20 February 1942. He was 176 cm tall and weighed 140 kg. He made his professional debut in September 1960. His highest rank was komusubi, the fourth-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 238 wins and 302 losses over 36 tournaments. He earned 1 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) once. His career record was 571 wins and 566 losses over 88 career tournaments. He retired in March 1975. He died on 20 May 1997 at the age of 55. His last stable as an active wrestler was Asahiyama stable.