Shikishima Katsumori

Shikishima Katsumori
敷島 勝盛
Personal information
BornHiromichi Yoshitane
(1970-12-15) 15 December 1970 (age 53)
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight183 kg (403 lb)
Career
StableTatsutagawaMichinoku
Record416-418-38
DebutJanuary, 1989
Highest rankMaegashira 1 (March, 1998)
RetiredMay, 2001
Elder nameUrakaze
Championships1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
Gold Stars2 (Takanohana II)
* Up to date as of Aug 2021.

Shikishima Katsumori (born 15 December 1970 as Hiromichi Yoshitane) is a former sumo wrestler from Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1989, and reached the top division in November 1994. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He defeated Takanohana twice in 1998 to earn his only two kinboshi for a yokozuna upset. His stablemaster, former sekiwake Aonosato retired in November 2000 and he moved from Tatsutagawa stable to Michinoku stable. He retired in May 2001 after being diagnosed with a heart ailment, and has remained in sumo as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and coach at Michinoku. He has borrowed a succession of elder names since his retirement. Since 2013 he has been known as Urakaze.[1]

  1. ^ "Oyakata (Coaches)". Nihon Sumo Kyokai. Retrieved 17 August 2016.