Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu

Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu
若瀬川 剛充
Wakasegawa takes part in an exhibition at the Yokota Air Base, October 1986.
Personal information
BornWataru Sato
(1962-07-28)July 28, 1962
Sakata, Yamagata, Japan
DiedOctober 8, 2011(2011-10-08) (aged 49)
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight150 kg (330 lb; 24 st)
Career
StableIsegahama
Record546-519-41
DebutMarch, 1978
Highest rankMaegashira 1 (July, 1983)
RetiredJuly, 1992
Championships3 (Jūryō)
2 (Makushita)
Gold Stars1 (Ōnokuni)

Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu (born Wataru Sato; July 28, 1962 - October 8, 2011) was a sumo wrestler from Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1978, reaching the top makuuchi division for the first time in 1983. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He retired in 1992 and worked in the restaurant business after leaving sumo.