Record 557-551-5 Name Mutsuarashi Yukio Retired March 1976 Gold Stars 2 (Taiho, Kashiwado) Weight 113 kg | Height 1.77 m Debut September, 1961 Died July 30, 2002 Stable Miyagino stable | |
Born Yukio Minami
January 12, 1943
Tohoku, Aomori, Japan ( 1943-01-12 ) Championships 2 (Juryo)
1 (Makushita) Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (4)
Technique (1) | ||
Highest rank Sekiwake (March, 1971) | ||
Mutsuarashi Yukio (born Yukio Minami; January 12, 1943 - July 30, 2002) was a sumo wrestler from TÅhoku, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in September 1961, and reached the top division in March 1967. His highest rank was sekiwake. He retired in March 1976. He founded Ajigawa stable in 1979, although he was forced to retire early from the Japan Sumo Association in 1993 due to poor health and was succeeded by ex-yokozuna Asahifuji. He died in 2002 at the age of 59.
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