Native Name: | 房錦勝比古 |
Fusanishiki Katsuhiko | |
Birth Name: | Seisho Sakura |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1936 |
Birth Place: | Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan |
Weight: | 118kg (260lb) |
Heya: | Wakamatsu → Nishiiwa → Wakamatsu |
Record: | 514-533-11 |
Debut: | January, 1952 |
Highestrank: | Sekiwake (July, 1959) |
Retireddate: | January, 1967 |
Eldername: | Wakamatsu |
Yushos: | 1 (Jūryō) |
Prizes: | Outstanding Performance (2) Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (2) |
Goldstars: | 6 Chiyonoyama (2) Kagamisato Wakanohana I Taihō Kashiwado |
Update: | June 2020 |
Fusanishiki Katsuhiko (born Seisho Sakura; January 3, 1936 – July 21, 1993) was a sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1952 and reached the top division in May 1957. His highest rank was sekiwake . Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association. He married the daughter of his stable master, ex-maegashira Shachinosato.[1] He was head coach at Wakamatsu stable from 1979 until 1990, when he left the Sumo Association because of poor health.[1] Former ōzeki Asashio Tarō IV took over as Wakamatsu's head coach in March 1990.[2] [3]