Fujizakura Yoshimori

Fujizakura Yoshimori
富士櫻栄守
Personal information
BornYoshio Nakazawa
(1948-02-09) 9 February 1948 (age 76)
Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight129 kg (284 lb; 20.3 st)
Career
StableTakasago
Record788-827-30
DebutMarch, 1963
Highest rankSekiwake (March, 1974)
RetiredMarch, 1985
Elder nameNakamura
Championships1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
Special PrizesTechnique (3)
Outstanding Performance (2)
Fighting Spirit (3)
Gold Stars9
Wajima (3)
Wakanohana II (3)
Kitanoumi (2)
Kotozakura
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Fujizakura Yoshimori (富士櫻栄守) (born 9 February 1948 as Yoshio Nakasawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He wrestled for Takasago stable. He made his debut in 1963 and had one of the longest professional careers of any wrestler, fighting 1613 bouts in total, of which 1543 were consecutive.[1] This latter record is second only to Aobajō. After his retirement in 1985 he was an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and the head coach of Nakamura stable.

  1. ^ Schilling, Mark (1994). Sumo: A Fan's Guide. Japan Times. p. 77. ISBN 4-7890-0725-1.