Yoshikaze Masatsugu

Yoshikaze Masatsugu is a former sumo wrestler from Oita Prefecture. He was born on 19 March 1982. He was 175 cm tall and weighed 140.3 kg. He made his professional debut in January 2004. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 561 wins and 600 losses over 79 tournaments. He earned 8 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) twice. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) 4 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 4 times. His career record was 649 wins and 642 losses over 94 career tournaments. He retired in September 2019. His last stable as an active wrestler was Oguruma stable.