Aminishiki Ryuji

Aminishiki Ryuji is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori Prefecture. He was born on 3 October 1978. He was 185 cm tall and weighed 136 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1997. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 678 wins and 730 losses over 97 tournaments. He earned 8 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) twice. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 6 times. His career record was 907 wins and 908 losses over 135 career tournaments. He retired in July 2019. His last stable as an active wrestler was Isegahama stable.