Ōshio Kenji
| Ōshio Kenji | |
|---|---|
| 大潮 憲司 | |
Ōshio in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Kenji Hatano 4 January 1948 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Died | 25 May 2024 (aged 76) |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 134 kg (295 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze |
| Record | 964-929-47 |
| Debut | January 1962 |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (January 1978) |
| Retired | January 1988 |
| Elder name | Shikihide |
| Championships | 3 (Jūryō) |
| Special Prizes | 1 (Fighting Spirit) 1 (Technique) |
| Gold Stars | 3 Kitanoumi (2) Wajima |
Last updated: June 2020 | |
Ōshio Kenji (born Kenji Hatano; 4 January 1948 – 25 May 2024) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Kitakyushu. His highest rank was komusubi. His career lasted twenty-six years, from 1962 until 1988, and he holds the record for the most bouts contested in professional sumo. After his retirement at the age of 40 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and set up Shikihide stable in 1992. He left the Sumo Association upon turning 65 in 2013. He died in 2024.