Dewanohana Yoshitaka

Dewanohana Yoshitaka is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture. He was born on 13 May 1951. He was 185 cm tall and weighed 122 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1974. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 441 wins and 483 losses over 62 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) 5 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 4 times. His career record was 572 wins and 586 losses over 84 career tournaments. He retired in January 1988. His last stable as an active wrestler was Dewanoumi stable.