Kongo Masahiro

Kongo Masahiro was a sumo wrestler from Hokkaido. He was born on 18 November 1948. He was 184 cm tall and weighed 115 kg. He made his professional debut in May 1964. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 259 wins and 281 losses over 36 tournaments. He won one championship in makuuchi. He earned 3 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 3 times. His career record was 449 wins and 414 losses over 74 career tournaments. He retired in September 1976. He died on 12 August 2014 at the age of 65. His last stable as an active wrestler was Nishonoseki stable.