Kaio Hiroyuki

Kaio Hiroyuki, born on 24 July 1972, is a former professional sumo wrestler from Fukuoka Prefecture whose highest rank was ozeki, the second-highest rank. When he made his professional debut in March 1988, he competed under a different shikona, a ring name, before taking the name Kaio from January 1992. His first championship in makuuchi, the top division, came in the May 2000 tournament with a 14-1 record, and he won five top-division championships in total. Spending 107 tournaments in makuuchi, he compiled a career record of 1047 wins and 700 losses, and he retired in July 2011. As an active wrestler his last stable was Tomozuna stable.