Kashiwado Tsuyoshi

Kashiwado Tsuyoshi
柏戸 剛
Kashiwado, 1961
Personal information
BornTsuyoshi Togashi
(1938-11-29)November 29, 1938
Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
DiedDecember 8, 1996(1996-12-08) (aged 58)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight139 kg (306 lb)
Career
StableIsenoumi
Record715-295-140
DebutSeptember, 1954
Highest rankYokozuna (September, 1961)
RetiredJuly, 1969
Elder nameKagamiyama
Championships5 (Makuuchi)
1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (2)
Technique (4)
Outstanding Performance (2)

Last updated: June 2020

Kashiwado Tsuyoshi (Japanese: 柏戸 剛; November 29, 1938 – December 8, 1996) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yamagata Prefecture. He was the sport's 47th yokozuna, fighting at the sport's highest rank from 1961 to 1969. After his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and ran his own training stable from 1970 until his death.