Great Kojika

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Great Kojika
Kojika in 2015
Birth name	Shinya Koshika
Born	(1942-04-28) April 28, 1942 (age 82) Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Kung Fu Lee Raizō Kojika Shinya Kojika Great Kojika Dory Boy
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Billed weight	251 lb (114 kg)
Trained by	Rikidozan
Debut	October 13, 1963

Shinya Koshika (小鹿 信也, Koshika Shinya, born April 28, 1942),^[1] known by his ring name Great Kojika (グレート小鹿, Gurēto Kojika), is a Japanese professional wrestler. He co-founded the promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Kojika is the oldest active Japanese wrestler as well as the one with the longest career, having debuted in 1963. He is also the oldest active wrestler in the world.