Akinoshima Katsumi

Akinoshima Katsumi is a former sumo wrestler from Hiroshima Prefecture. He was born on 16 March 1967. He was 176 cm tall and weighed 133 kg. He made his professional debut in March 1982. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 647 wins and 640 losses over 91 tournaments. He earned 16 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 7 times. He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) 8 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 4 times. His career record was 822 wins and 757 losses over 128 career tournaments. He retired in May 2003. His last stable as an active wrestler was Futagoyama stable.