Kirinji Kazuharu

Kirinji Kazuharu was a sumo wrestler from Chiba Prefecture. He was born on 9 March 1953. He was 182 cm tall and weighed 128 kg. He made his professional debut in May 1967. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 580 wins and 644 losses over 84 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) 4 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 3 times. His career record was 773 wins and 792 losses over 129 career tournaments. He retired in September 1988. He died on 1 March 2021 at the age of 67. His last stable as an active wrestler was Nishonoseki stable.