Tamanofuji Shigeru

Tamanofuji Shigeru was a sumo wrestler from Tochigi Prefecture. He was born on 24 November 1949. He was 185 cm tall and weighed 126 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 289 wins and 326 losses over 41 tournaments. He earned 2 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 431 wins and 420 losses over 73 career tournaments. He retired in November 1981. He died on 21 June 2021 at the age of 71. His last stable as an active wrestler was Kataonami stable.