Kotonishiki Katsuhiro

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kotonishiki Katsuhiro
Occupation	Sumo Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jun 8, 1968(1968-06-08)
Age	56
Birthplace	Misato
Country	Japan
Birth City	Saitama Prefecture
Horoscope	Gemini

Kotonishiki Katsuhiro Biography

Kotonishiki Katsuhiro is one of the most popular and richest Sumo Wrestler who was born on June 8, 1968 in Misato, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

He was born in the former Misato, Gunma. At the wish of his father, he practiced both sumo and judo from a young age. After competing in the National Junior High School Sumo Championships at the age of 14, he met former yokozuna Kotozakura who persuaded him to join Sadogatake stable. He made his professional debut in March 1984. His first shikona or fighting name was Kotomatsuzawa, based on his own surname. He switched to Kotonishiki in late 1987 and shortly afterwards made the elite sekitori ranks, being promoted to the jūryō division in March 1988. A losing score of 4-11 meant he was demoted back to the unsalaried makushita division after only one tournament, but he returned to the second division in September 1988 and was promoted to the top makuuchi division in May 1989 after an 11-4 record at jūryō 6 in March.

Kotonishiki steadily made his way up the maegashira ranks, and in May 1990 earned his first sanshō or special prize, for Fighting Spirit. In this tournament he also defeated yokozuna Hokutoumi to win the first of his eight kinboshi. He made his debut in the titled san’yaku ranks at komusubi in September 1990 and came through with a winning record. This earned him promotion to sekiwake for November. He was to spend a total of 34 tournaments ranked at either sekiwake or komusubi, which is an all-time record.

Kotonishiki Katsuhiro Net Worth

Kotonishiki Katsuhiro is one of the richest Sumo Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kotonishiki Katsuhiro 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kotonishiki Katsuhiro (born June 8, 1968 as Hideyuki Matsuzawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in 1984, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1989. He won two top division tournament titles from the maegashira ranks (the only wrestler ever to do so), the first in 1991 and the second in 1998. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held 21 times. He earned eighteen special prizes during his career, second on the all-time list, and defeated yokozuna eight times when ranked as a maegashira. He retired in 2000 and after a long stint as a sumo coach at Oguruma stable, took the vacant elder name Asahiyama and branched out to form his own stable of the same name.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kotonishiki Katsuhiro height 5 ft 10 in Kouta weight 132 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kotonishiki Katsuhiro Dating?

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In March 2000 Kotonishiki had to withdraw on the 5th day of the tournament through injury, with only two wins. As a result, he fell to the jūryō division for the first time since 1989. On his comeback in July he scored an 8-7 majority of wins at the rank of jūryō 1 but did not get promoted back to the top division; an extremely rare occurrence. In the September 2000 tournament, after losing six of his first seven bouts, he announced his retirement from sumo, saying that he had reached his physical limit and could no longer overcome his various injuries. His top division winning record was above 50 percent, with 506 wins against 441 losses, which is unusual for a non-ōzeki.

Facts & Trivia

Kouta Ranked on the list of most popular Sumo Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Kotonishiki Katsuhiro celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year.