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Fusanishiki Katsuhiko

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Record
  
514-533-11

Name
  
Fusanishiki Katsuhiko

Retired
  
January 1967

Championships
  
1 (Juryo)

Weight
  
118 kg

Height
  
1.76 m

Debut
  
January, 1952

Died
  
July 21, 1993


Born
  
Seisho Sakura January 3, 1936 Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan (
1936-01-03
)

Stable
  
Wakamatsu → Nishiiwa → Wakamatsu

Special Prizes
  
Outstanding Performance (2) Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (2)

Highest rank
  
Sekiwake (July, 1959)

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 was head coach at Wakamatsu stable 1979-1990, when he left the Sumo Association. Former ōzeki Asashio Tarō IV took over as Wakamatsu's head coach in March 1990.

Contents

Pre-modern career record

  • The New year tournament began and the Spring tournament returned to Osaka in 1953.

    • Modern career record

  • Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.

    • References

    Fusanishiki Katsuhiko Wikipedia
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