Katsuhikari Toshio

Katsuhikari Toshio
和晃 敏郎
Personal information
BornToshio Sugiura
(1942-08-09)9 August 1942
Gamagōri, Aichi
Died1 January 2018(2018-01-01) (aged 75)
Tokyo
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career
StableAraisoIsegahama
Record461-426-3-1 (draw)
DebutNovember, 1958
Highest rankMaegashira 1 (September, 1970)
RetiredMarch, 1973
Elder nameWakafuji
Championships1 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of 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]

  1. ^ "Katsuhikari Toshio Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  2. ^ "大相撲元前頭和晃の杉浦敏朗氏死去". Jiji (in Japanese). 13 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ "杉浦敏朗さん75歳=元日本相撲協会理事、元・和晃". Manichi (in Japanese). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.