Yutakayama Hiromitsu

Yutakayama Hiromitsu was a sumo wrestler from Niigata Prefecture. He was born on 22 October 1947. He was 185 cm tall and weighed 127 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1970. His highest rank was komusubi, the fourth-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 352 wins and 413 losses over 51 tournaments. He earned 8 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) once. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) twice. His career record was 491 wins and 505 losses over 68 career tournaments. He retired in May 1981. He died on 19 September 2020 at the age of 72. His last stable as an active wrestler was Tokitsukaze stable.