Katsuhikari Toshio Explained

Native Name:和晃 敏郎
Katsuhikari Toshio
Birth Name:Toshio Sugiura
Birth Date:1942 8, df=y
Birth Place:Gamagōri, Aichi
Death Place:Tokyo
Weight:113kg (249lb)
Heya:AraisoIsegahama
Record:461-426-3-1 (draw)
Debut:November, 1958
Highestrank:Maegashira 1 (September, 1970)
Retireddate:March, 1973
Eldername:Wakafuji
Yushos:1 (Jūryō)
Update:June 2020

Katsuhikari Toshio (born Toshio Sugiura; 9 August 1942 – 1 January 2018) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in November 1958 and reached the top division in September 1969. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Wakafuji. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in August 2007.[1] He died from cancer of the bile duct on 1 January 2018 aged 75.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Katsuhikari Toshio Kabu History . Sumo Reference . 2012-09-19.
  2. News: 大相撲元前頭和晃の杉浦敏朗氏死去. 19 January 2018. Jiji. 13 January 2018. ja. 13 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113150407/https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2018011300453&g=spo. dead.
  3. News: 杉浦敏朗さん75歳=元日本相撲協会理事、元・和晃. 19 January 2018. Manichi. 13 January 2018. ja.