Kaiketsu Masateru | |
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魁傑 將晃 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Teruyuki Nishimori February 16, 1948 Yamaguchi, Japan |
Died | May 18, 2014 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 66)
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 128 kg (282 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Hanakago |
Record | 528–410–0 |
Debut | September 1966 |
Highest rank | Ōzeki (March 1975) |
Retired | January 1979 |
Elder name | Hanaregoma |
Championships | 2 (Makuuchi) 1 (Sandanme) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (2) Fighting Spirit (7) Technique(1) |
Gold Stars | 3 Kitanofuji Kotozakura Kitanoumi |
* Up to date as of June 2020. |
Kaiketsu Masateru (Japanese: 魁傑 將晃, born Teruyuki Nishimori; February 16, 1948 – May 18, 2014) was a Japanese sumo wrestler, who reached the second highest rank of ōzeki on two occasions. He also won two top division tournament championships. After his retirement in 1979 he became a coach under the name of Hanaregoma-oyakata and established Hanaregoma stable. He was also chairman of the Japan Sumo Association from 2010 to 2012.