Masuiyama Daishiro

Masuiyama Daishiro was a professional sumo wrestler from Hyogo Prefecture whose highest rank was ozeki, the second-highest rank. Born on 16 November 1948, he made his professional debut in January 1967 under a different shikona, a ring name, and used the name Masuiyama from May 1968. Spending 59 tournaments in makuuchi, the top division, he earned four kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna), and over 86 career tournaments he compiled a record of 597 wins and 538 losses. Retiring in March 1981, his last stable as an active wrestler was Mihogaseki stable. On 15 June 2025 he died at the age of 76.