Kongō Masahiro

Kongō Masahiro
金剛 正裕
Personal information
BornMasahiro Yoshizawa
(1948-11-18)November 18, 1948
Hokkaidō, Japan
DiedAugust 12, 2014(2014-08-12) (aged 65)
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
Career
StableNishonoseki
Record449–414–0
DebutMay, 1964
Highest rankSekiwake (September, 1975)
RetiredSeptember, 1976
Elder nameNishonoseki
Championships1 (Makuuchi)
2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Jonokuchi)
Special PrizesOutstanding Performance (3)
Gold Stars3 (Kitanoumi)

Last updated: June 2020

Kongō Masahiro (18 November 1948 - 12 August 2014) was a former sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake and he won a top division tournament championship in 1975. He was a sumo coach and head of the Nishonoseki stable from 1976 until 2013.