Kurohimeyama Hideo

Kurohimeyama Hideo was a sumo wrestler from Niigata Prefecture. He was born on 12 November 1948. He was 182.4 cm tall and weighed 143 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1964. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 510 wins and 570 losses over 72 tournaments. He earned 6 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 4 times. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) 3 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) once. His career record was 677 wins and 691 losses over 108 career tournaments. He retired in January 1982. He died on 25 April 2019 at the age of 70. His last stable as an active wrestler was Tatsunami stable.